SEED GAME#23765 BGG all-time

Lords Of The Middle Sea(1978)

★ 6.0 BGG2–4 players180 minWeight 2.17
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Games like Lords Of The Middle Sea

Looking for games like Lords Of The Middle Sea? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

G.E.V.(1978)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
82/100

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Helltank(1981)

★ 6.52 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
79/100

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Bug-Eyed Monsters(1983)

★ 6.32 players90 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
79/100

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Helltank Destroyer(1982)

★ 6.32 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
79/100

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Orbit War(1983)

★ 5.72 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
78/100

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Talon(2016)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
77/100

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En Pointe Toujours II: Normandie 1944(2000)

★ 7.52 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
77/100

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Ogre(1977)

★ 7.01–3 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
77/100

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Victory in Normandy(1992)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

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Torgau(1974)

★ 7.22 players180 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
76/100

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PanzerArmee Afrika: Rommel in the Desert, April 1941 - November 1942(1973)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
76/100

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Olympica(1978)

★ 6.32 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

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