SEED GAME#1152 BGG all-time

Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India(2004)

★ 7.1 BGG2–5 players90 minWeight 3.17
Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingPoint to Point Movement

Games like Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India

Looking for games like Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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

Maharaja(2021)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluencePoint to Point MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Warhammer 40,000: Conquest(2014)

★ 7.42 players30 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea-ImpulseHand Management

BattleCON: Fate of Indines(2015)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

BattleCON: Trials of Indines(2016)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Stronghold(2009)

★ 7.12–4 players120 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluencePoint to Point Movement

BattleCON: Wanderers of Indines(2020)

★ 8.32–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Dust(2007)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Mezo(2020)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Hermagor(2006)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingCommodity Speculation

Kings of Air and Steam(2013)

★ 6.82–7 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 2 more

Action QueueNetwork and Route BuildingPick-up and Deliver

Herdeiros do Khan(2021)

★ 7.92–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluencePick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant(2012)

★ 6.63–5 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingNetwork and Route Building

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