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Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars(2017)

★ 7.8 BGG1–4 playersWeight 4.29
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Looking for games like Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars? 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 deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table. 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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★ 7.51–6 players300 minWeight 4.4
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67/100

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★ 7.64 playersWeight 4.7
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66/100

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★ 8.22 players120 minWeight 3.6
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65/100

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Nevsky: Teutons and Rus in Collision 1240-1242(2019)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 4.0
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65/100

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