The Coil(2025)
Games like The Coil
Looking for games like The Coil? 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 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Dreamblade(2006)
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Skull Port(2017)
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Livingstone(2009)
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History of the World(2018)
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School of Sorcery(2020)
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Risk: Mass Effect – Galaxy at War Edition(2013)
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Diceocracy(2025)
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The Godfather: A New Don(2016)
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Election Night!(2019)
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Cambria(2008)
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Startup Fever(2012)
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Heroes of the World(2008)
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