Lincoln(2018)
Games like Lincoln
Looking for games like Lincoln? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — 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
Bleeding Kansas(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Flashpoint: South China Sea(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Struggle for Europe 1939 - 1945(2019)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Cradle of Civilization(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
The Great Game: Rival Empires in Central Asia 1837-1886(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Temporum(2014)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Grant's Gamble: Wilderness Campaign of 1864(2016)
Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more
A House Divided: War Between the States 1861-65(1981)
Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more
Black Death v1.01(2008)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Cuba: The Splendid Little War(2013)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Europe in Turmoil II: The Interbellum Years 1920-1939(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Hands in the Sea(2016)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
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