Mariposas(2020)
Games like Mariposas
Looking for games like Mariposas? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations. 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
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Au fil de l'épée(2002)
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World War I: 1914-1918(1975)
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Jerusalem! Tactical Game of the 1948 War(1975)
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Italian-Ottoman War 1911-1912(2020)
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Viking: Tactical Warfare in the Dark Ages, 700-1300(1975)
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The Picrocholine Wars(2011)
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Alésia, 52 Av. J.-C.: César contre Vercingétorix(1998)
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The Tigers Are Burning(1988)
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Robert at Bannockburn: The Battle of Bannockburn, 1314(1979)
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Lebanon '82: Operation Peace for Galilee(2012)
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1870(1978)
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