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Successors: The Battles for Alexander's Empire (First/Second Edition)(1997)

★ 7.0 BGG3–4 playersWeight 3.23
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Games like Successors: The Battles for Alexander's Empire (First/Second Edition)

Looking for games like Successors: The Battles for Alexander's Empire (First/Second Edition)? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Wellington: The Peninsular War 1812-1814(2005)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
82/100

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Genesis: Empires and Kingdoms of the Ancient Middle East(2015)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
74/100

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Mediterranean Empires(2015)

★ 7.22–8 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
74/100

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The God Kings: Warfare at the Dawn of Civilization, 1500 – 1260BC(2012)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
73/100

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Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front(2017)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
73/100

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The Napoleonic Wars(2002)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
70/100

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Successors: The Battles for Alexander's Empire(2008)

★ 7.53–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Mythic Battles(2012)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
70/100

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Kutuzov: The War in Russia, 1812(2008)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Hannibal Barkas(2007)

★ 7.22–5 players180 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Onward Christian Soldiers: The Crusades(2006)

★ 6.61–7 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingPoint to Point Movement

The Napoleonic Wars (Second Edition)(2008)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
69/100

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