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Straszydła(2019)

★ 6.9 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 3.50
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSet Collection

Games like Straszydła

Looking for games like Straszydła? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — 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

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A Distant Plain(2013)

★ 7.81–4 players180 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Colonial Twilight: The French-Algerian War, 1954-62(2017)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Shogun(2006)

★ 7.53–5 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Cthulhu Wars(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Barbarians: The Invasion(2018)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingRondel

Andean Abyss(2012)

★ 7.61–4 players360 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Towers of Am'harb(2019)

★ 6.02–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingSet Collection

Wendake(2017)

★ 7.41–4 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHidden Victory Points

Wallenstein (Second Edition)(2012)

★ 7.63–5 players90 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Action PointsAction QueueArea Majority / Influence

Rising Sun(2018)

★ 7.83–5 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Action DraftingAlliancesArea Majority / Influence

Mysthea(2019)

★ 7.62–5 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
63/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Stellaris: Infinite Legacy(2026)

★ 4.52–4 players90 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
63/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementModular Board

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