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Polis: Fight for the Hegemony(2012)

★ 7.5 BGG2 players90 minWeight 3.69
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Games like Polis: Fight for the Hegemony

Looking for games like Polis: Fight for the Hegemony? 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940(2009)

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68/100

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Fire in the Lake(2014)

★ 8.11–4 players180 minWeight 4.2
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67/100

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67/100

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★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 3.6
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67/100

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★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
66/100

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★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Andean Abyss(2012)

★ 7.61–4 players360 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Colonial Twilight: The French-Algerian War, 1954-62(2017)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Falling Sky: The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar(2016)

★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
65/100

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