SEED GAME#16654 BGG all-time

Starfall(1979)

★ 6.3 BGG1–4 players180 minWeight 3.17
Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Games like Starfall

Looking for games like Starfall? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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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Downfall: Conquest of the Third Reich, 1942-1945(2023)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
75/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Norman Conquests: Men of Iron Volume V(2023)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
75/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Plan Orange: Pacific War 1932-1935(2015)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
74/100

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Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Wohrom: Swords and Magic Against Evil Forces(1981)

★ 6.62 players360 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
74/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Grant Moves South(1983)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Seapower & the State: World War Three at Sea(1982)

★ 6.81–2 players360 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Mason-Dixon: The Second American Civil War(1995)

★ 6.62 players120 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

The Battle of Helm's Deep(1974)

★ 6.62 players120 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Voyage of the B.S.M. Pandora(1981)

★ 6.91 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingEventsGrid Movement

Stellar Conquest(1975)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Grunwald 1410(1992)

★ 6.12 players300 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Tenkatoitsu(2016)

★ 8.31–2 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
72/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

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