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Risk: Metal Gear Solid(2011)

★ 7.0 BGG3–5 playersWeight 2.39
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Games like Risk: Metal Gear Solid

Looking for games like Risk: Metal Gear Solid? 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 the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Risk: 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition(1999)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
82/100

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Risk (Revised Edition)(2008)

★ 6.03–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
82/100

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Risk: Game of Thrones(2015)

★ 6.62–7 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
76/100

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Risk: StarCraft Collector's Edition(2012)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
76/100

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Risk: Godstorm(2004)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
76/100

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Risk: Halo Wars Collector's Edition(2009)

★ 6.33–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
74/100

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Risk: Black Ops(2008)

★ 6.93–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
73/100

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Risk: The Walking Dead – Survival Edition(2013)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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War(1972)

★ 5.63–6 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

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Risk: The Dalek Invasion of Earth(2014)

★ 6.12–5 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Kard és Korona(2014)

★ 6.82–6 players120 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

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T.E.G.: Plan Táctico y Estratégico de la Guerra(1978)

★ 6.02–6 players180 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

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