SEED GAME#12976 BGG all-time

Power(1981)

★ 6.1 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 2.59
Area MovementSecret Unit DeploymentSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Power

Looking for games like Power? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo. 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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Red Storm Rising(1989)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Swords & Sails(2019)

★ 6.82–7 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Ia Drang, Vietnam 1965(1999)

★ 6.11–2 players180 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Feudo(2004)

★ 6.12–4 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementEventsSimultaneous Action Selection

Waters of Nereus(2019)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Battle of Britain(2017)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSecret Unit Deployment

Vera Discordia(2010)

★ 7.32 players50 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSecret Unit Deployment

New York 1776(2014)

★ 6.92 players120 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSecret Unit Deployment

Aztlán(2012)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Daimyo(2005)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementModular BoardSimultaneous Action Selection

Engage(2011)

★ 7.02 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Confrontation(1974)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Modular BoardSecret Unit DeploymentSimultaneous Action Selection

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