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SHASN(2021)

★ 7.3 BGG3–5 playersWeight 2.93
AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceSet Collection

Games like SHASN

Looking for games like SHASN? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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

Mare Nostrum(2003)

★ 6.73–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Tammany Hall(2007)

★ 7.33–5 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingAuction: Sealed Bid

Starship Samurai(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Svea Rike(1996)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesEvents

Founding Fathers(2010)

★ 7.03–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenHand Management

Cosmic Encounter(2008)

★ 7.53–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Alliances + 3 more

AlliancesCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

AFFLICTION: Salem 1692(2017)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Simulation + 2 more

Open DraftingSimulationTake That

Rex: Final Days of an Empire(2012)

★ 7.03–6 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Alliances + 2 more

AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceAuction / Bidding

Extrablatt(1991)

★ 7.03–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionSimulation

Zoocracy(2019)

★ 6.42–6 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSimulation

Kami-sama(2018)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceOpen Drafting

Cosmic Encounter: 42nd Anniversary Edition(2018)

★ 8.13–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Alliances + 3 more

AlliancesCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

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