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Omertà: The Five Families(2025)

★ 8.1 BGG2–5 players60 minWeight 3.75
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceAuction / Bidding

Games like Omertà: The Five Families

Looking for games like Omertà: The Five Families? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — 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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64/100

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★ 7.63–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
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Rise of Totalitarianism(2017)

★ 7.83 players180 minWeight 3.6
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63/100

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Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization(2006)

★ 7.82–4 players120 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
60/100

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Bruxelles 1893(2013)

★ 7.62–5 players50 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
59/100

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Struggle of Empires(2004)

★ 7.52–7 players180 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
59/100

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Cuba(2007)

★ 7.12–5 players75 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
58/100

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Bruxelles 1893: Belle Époque(2023)

★ 7.92–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
58/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingModular Board

Fief: France 1429(2015)

★ 7.43–6 players120 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
58/100

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Princes of the Renaissance(2003)

★ 7.33–6 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
58/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Stronghold: 2nd edition(2015)

★ 7.42 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
58/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluencePoint to Point Movement

Stronghold(2009)

★ 7.12–4 players120 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluencePoint to Point Movement

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