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The Dutch Golden Age(2008)

★ 6.4 BGG3–4 playersWeight 2.48
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction / Bidding

Games like The Dutch Golden Age

Looking for games like The Dutch Golden Age? 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 and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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61/100

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ISO Match
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ISO Match
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Origins of World War II(1971)

★ 6.02–5 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

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Ikusa(1986)

★ 7.02–5 players240 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
59/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction / Bidding

Cyclades(2009)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
59/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction / Bidding

Air Postal(2023)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

Action PointsConnectionsDice Rolling

Caesar: Epic Battle of Alesia(1976)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementDice RollingGrid Movement

Rajas of the Ganges(2017)

★ 7.72–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
58/100

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ConnectionsDice RollingRace

Risk 2210 A.D.(2001)

★ 6.72–5 players240 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
58/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction / Bidding

The Castles of Burgundy(2011)

★ 8.22–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
58/100

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★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
58/100

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Hand ManagementMarketMovement Points

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