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Middle Empire(2015)

★ 6.0 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.67
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Games like Middle Empire

Looking for games like Middle 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 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.

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

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Patrician: Towers of Influence(2024)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

ORC(2017)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Rise of Cthulhu(2015)

★ 6.52 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Patrician(2007)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Mandala(2019)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSelection Order Bid

Subastral(2021)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Stickers(2024)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementLegacy Game

PAX(2011)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Gates of Delirium(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Air, Land, & Sea(2019)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Plato 3000(2012)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTeam-Based Game

Lusitania(2017)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

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