Polis(2020)
Games like Polis
Looking for games like Polis? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Polis: Fight for the Hegemony(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940(2009)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Civilization(1980)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Hannibal & Hamilcar(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Era of Tribes(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage(1996)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Falling Sky: The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Forbidden Stars(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
War of the Ring: Second Edition(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Lords of Hellas(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Asia Engulfed(2007)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
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Forbidden Stars
All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918
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