SEED GAME#9545 BGG all-time

The Eagle and The Star(2009)

★ 7.6 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.60
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenEventsHand Management

Games like The Eagle and The Star

Looking for games like The Eagle and The Star? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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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ISO Match
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ISO Match
74/100

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ISO Match
72/100

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★ 6.91–2 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
72/100

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This War Without an Enemy(2020)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
71/100

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Crusade and Revolution: The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939(2013)

★ 8.62 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Pursuit of Glory(2008)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
69/100

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Maria(2009)

★ 8.02–3 players210 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage(1996)

★ 7.82 players150 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Up Front(1983)

★ 7.92 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
68/100

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1989: Dawn of Freedom(2012)

★ 7.72 players150 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Hannibal & Hamilcar(2018)

★ 8.32 players40 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
68/100

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