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Shadows Over the Empire(2013)

★ 5.9 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.85
Area Majority / InfluenceModular Board

Games like Shadows Over the Empire

Looking for games like Shadows Over the Empire? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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

Big Kini(2005)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
76/100

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Walhalla(2006)

★ 6.43–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Guilds of London(2016)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Wadi(2007)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Agamemnon(2016)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular Board

Portal: The Uncooperative Cake Acquisition Game(2015)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Enemy Chocolatier(2006)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular Board

Pocket Civ(2005)

★ 6.61–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardOpen Drafting

Gnostica(2001)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Zarcana(1996)

★ 6.72–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Lunation(2019)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingModular Board

Palatinus(2005)

★ 5.52–5 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular Board

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