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Pablo Escobar: The Boardgame(2018)

★ 4.9 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

Games like Pablo Escobar: The Boardgame

Looking for games like Pablo Escobar: The Boardgame? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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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Council of Blackthorn(2016)

★ 7.22–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Phalanxx(2016)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Gardens of Mars(2011)

★ 7.22–5 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Relic(2013)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingRoll / Spin and MoveVariable Player Powers

Star Breach(2018)

★ 8.32–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Talisman(1983)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingRole PlayingRoll / Spin and Move

The Institute for Magical Arts(2015)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

Talisman (Third Edition)(1994)

★ 6.32–8 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingRole PlayingRoll / Spin and Move

Garden Gnomes: Violent Vendetta(2016)

★ 7.73–6 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Talisman: Batman – Super-Villains Edition(2019)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingRoll / Spin and MoveVariable Player Powers

Lumeria: War of the Gods(2021)

★ 7.12 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingGrid Movement

Dragon Rampage(2012)

★ 6.43–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

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