Samurai: Game of Politics and Warfare in Feudal Japan(1978)
Games like Samurai: Game of Politics and Warfare in Feudal Japan
Looking for games like Samurai: Game of Politics and Warfare in Feudal Japan? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on 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
The Legend of Robin Hood(1979)
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WWII Commander: Volume One – Battle of the Bulge(2020)
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Kingmaker(1974)
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1631: Un Empire en Flammes(2016)
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Alexander at Tyre(1993)
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De Bull Run à Appomatox(2001)
Shares Area Movement + 4 more
Warriors of God: The Wars of England & France, 1135-1453(2008)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Agincourt: The Triumph of Archery over Armor, 1415(1978)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Par le feu, le fer et la Foi(2014)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
The Fate of Reiters: Five Battles of the French Wars of Religion(2019)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Corteo(1979)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Les Guerres de Bourgogne 1474-1477(2014)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
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