SEED GAME#20710 BGG all-time

Swords & Sails(2019)

★ 6.8 BGG2–7 players90 minWeight 2.86
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Games like Swords & Sails

Looking for games like Swords & Sails? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Autokrator(2012)

★ 6.22–4 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Leningrad '41(2017)

★ 8.01–2 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Colonial Diplomacy(1994)

★ 6.72–7 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementPlayer Elimination

Space Bastards(2011)

★ 5.72–5 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Africa 1880(1997)

★ 5.73–6 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementPlayer Elimination

Wars of the Roses: Lancaster vs. York(2010)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Aztlán(2012)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Edgar & Lucien(2017)

★ 6.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Guards! Guards! A Discworld Boardgame(2011)

★ 5.62–6 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Power(1981)

★ 6.12–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementSecret Unit DeploymentSimultaneous Action Selection

Richard III: The Wars of the Roses(2009)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Ruthenia(2010)

★ 7.12–4 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

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