SEED GAME#12210 BGG all-time

Starfire II(1980)

★ 6.7 BGG2–3 players30 minWeight 2.69
Area-ImpulseHexagon GridModular Board

Games like Starfire II

Looking for games like Starfire II? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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

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Blueshift(2018)

★ 6.92–6 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

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Mutant Chronicles: Siege of the Citadel(1993)

★ 7.03–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Action PointsGrid MovementModular Board

Starfire(1979)

★ 7.02–3 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Action PointsHexagon GridModular Board

Deathwatch: Overkill(2016)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Wizard Kings(2000)

★ 6.82–7 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridModular Board

Silent Death: The Next Millennium Deluxe Edition(1995)

★ 7.52–8 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Critical Hits and FailuresDice RollingHexagon Grid

Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal – The Pacific 1942(2016)

★ 8.02–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

Band of Brothers: Screaming Eagles(2011)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridLine of Sight

Chromosome(2016)

★ 5.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHexagon Grid

Lock 'n Load: Band of Heroes(2005)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridModular Board

Band of Brothers: Old Breed South Pacific(2023)

★ 8.32 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridModular Board

Rivet Wars: Eastern Front(2014)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementModular Board

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