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Orange Swan(2022)

★ 8.7 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 3.00
AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Games like Orange Swan

Looking for games like Orange Swan? 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 and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Moscow '41(2016)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

WWII Commander: Volume One – Battle of the Bulge(2020)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingMovement Points

Global War 1939(2011)

★ 9.12–8 players480 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Storm Over Arnhem(1981)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Advantage TokenArea MovementArea-Impulse

1631: Un Empire en Flammes(2016)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Blitz! A World in Conflict(2015)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Downfall of the Third Reich(2022)

★ 7.72–3 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingMovement Points

Leningrad '41(2017)

★ 8.01–2 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Axis & Allies: Pacific(2001)

★ 6.72–3 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Axis & Allies: North Africa(2024)

★ 7.82–4 players180 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: War in Asia and the Pacific(2017)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

WWII Commander: Volume Two – Market-Garden(2025)

★ 7.91–2 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingMovement Points

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