The Cousins' War (Second Edition)(2018)
Games like The Cousins' War (Second Edition)
Looking for games like The Cousins' War (Second Edition)? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — 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
The Cousins' War(2017)
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The Great Game: Rival Empires in Central Asia 1837-1886(2018)
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Banana Wars: US Intervention in the Caribbean 1897-1933(2020)
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Freeman's Farm 1777(2019)
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The Ming Voyages(2020)
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Iron Curtain(2017)
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Justinian(1999)
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Liber Militum: Tercios(2015)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 2 more
Wilderness Empires(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Nightfighter Ace: Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44(2018)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 2 more
300: Earth & Water(2018)
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