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Rogue State(2017)

★ 7.5 BGG1 players30 minWeight 2.88
Dice RollingEventsPush Your Luck

Games like Rogue State

Looking for games like Rogue State? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can and deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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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People Power: Insurgency in the Philippines, 1981-1986(2023)

★ 7.71–3 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSimulation

Expedition to Newdale(2019)

★ 7.31–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Hand ManagementPush Your LuckScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Storm Over Dien Bien Phu(2014)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

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Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

Pencilvillage(2019)

★ 7.31 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilPush Your Luck

Greenland(2014)

★ 6.91–3 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

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Auction / BiddingDice RollingSimulation

Golden Age of Piracy: 1718(2025)

★ 7.91 players480 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

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Dice RollingPush Your LuckRole Playing

Thunderbolt/Apache Leader(1991)

★ 7.21 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingEvents

The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43(2013)

★ 7.71–2 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

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Dice RollingMinimap ResolutionPaper-and-Pencil

Silent Victory: U.S. Submarines in the Pacific, 1941-45(2016)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

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Dice RollingPush Your LuckSimulation

Raiders of the Deep: U-boats of the Great War, 1914-18(2018)

★ 8.41 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilPush Your Luck

The Hunted: Twilight of the U-Boats, 1943-45(2020)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilPush Your Luck

The Napoleonic Wars (Second Edition)(2008)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
61/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingEvents

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