Lawless Empire(2016)
Games like Lawless Empire
Looking for games like Lawless Empire? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Nothing Personal(2013)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Nothing Personal (Revised Edition)(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Die Siedler von Nürnberg(1999)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
History of the World(1991)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
La Cosa Nostra(2014)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Cradle of Civilization(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Justice League Strategy Game(2014)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Der Feuersalamander(1987)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Council of Blackthorn(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Catan Geographies: Germany(2008)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Colonialism: Expanded 2nd Edition(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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