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New Cold War(2025)

★ 7.6 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.22
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceEvents

Games like New Cold War

Looking for games like New Cold War? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on 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

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Prime Minister(2023)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsEventsKing of the Hill

China's War 1937-1941(2025)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Prelude to Revolution: Russia's Descent into Anarchy 1905 - 1917(2023)

★ 7.92 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action / EventAction PointsArea Majority / Influence

Chicago '68(2025)

★ 8.21–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Action / EventArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Rise of Totalitarianism(2017)

★ 7.83 players180 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage(1996)

★ 7.82 players150 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Kaiserkrieg! The Great War 1914-1918(2022)

★ 7.81 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsChit-Pull SystemEvents

1989: Dawn of Freedom(2012)

★ 7.72 players150 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

The First Jihad: The Rise of Islam 632-750(2020)

★ 7.61 players30 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
60/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Wallenstein(2002)

★ 7.53–5 players150 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsAction QueueArea Majority / Influence

Border Reivers: Anglo-Scottish Border Raids, 1513-1603(2023)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
60/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

SHASN: AZADI(2025)

★ 7.92–5 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceEvents

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