Pax Britannica: The Colonial Era 1880 to the Great War(1985)
Games like Pax Britannica: The Colonial Era 1880 to the Great War
Looking for games like Pax Britannica: The Colonial Era 1880 to the Great War? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on 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.
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Pax Romana(2006)
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Wings of the Motherland(2019)
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1985: Under an Iron Sky(2018)
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The Napoleonic Wars (Second Edition)(2008)
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The Battle for Normandy(2009)
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Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front(2017)
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Imperial Elegy: The Road to the Great War 1850-1920(2025)
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Black Sea Black Death(1982)
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Drang Nach Osten!(1973)
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Assyrian Wars(2005)
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Fief(2011)
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Unconditional Surrender! World War 2 in Europe(2014)
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