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SYNDICATE: An Interplanetary Conquest Board Game(2021)

★ 6.6 BGG1–5 players120 minWeight 2.17
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingNetwork and Route Building

Games like SYNDICATE: An Interplanetary Conquest Board Game

Looking for games like SYNDICATE: An Interplanetary Conquest Board Game? 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 and carving out routes before your rivals box you in. 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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Hexcalibur(2017)

★ 6.62 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingNetwork and Route Building

D6 Dungeon(2019)

★ 6.32–4 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

Aquädukt(2005)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingNetwork and Route BuildingPush Your Luck

Genesis(2006)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingTile Placement

Destroyer of Words(2019)

★ 6.92–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingTake That

Sailblazer(2018)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

Alien Frontiers(2010)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Schwarzes Gold(2009)

★ 6.42–4 players25 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingNetwork and Route Building

Cairo Corridor(2013)

★ 6.02 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

Ants!(2009)

★ 6.02–6 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Illuminati(1987)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Quantum(2013)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingGrid Movement

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