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Sternenhimmel(1995)

★ 6.6 BGG3–5 playersWeight 2.08
Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / Bidding

Games like Sternenhimmel

Looking for games like Sternenhimmel? 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. 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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Children of Fire(2005)

★ 5.62–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
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78/100

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Maya(2003)

★ 6.33–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
76/100

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Five Points: Gangs of New York(2013)

★ 6.23–5 players75 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
76/100

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Fifth Avenue(2004)

★ 6.02–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

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Doge(2000)

★ 6.53–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingSimultaneous Action Selection

Verona(2010)

★ 6.02–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / Bidding

BaRRacuda(2016)

★ 5.83–5 players25 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingTrading

Metropolys(2008)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingConstrained Bidding

Carnavalo(2018)

★ 6.72–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Rialto(2013)

★ 6.92–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingOpen Drafting

What The Fog?!(2024)

★ 5.92–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceBetting and Bluffing

Crimson Company(2019)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingOpen Drafting

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