The Eagle and The Star(2009)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Friedrich: Anniversary Edition(2004)
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Imperial Struggle(2020)
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Caesar: Rome vs. Gaul(2020)
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Thirty Years War: Europe in Agony, 1618-1648(2001)
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This War Without an Enemy(2020)
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Crusade and Revolution: The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939(2013)
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Pursuit of Glory(2008)
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Maria(2009)
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Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage(1996)
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Up Front(1983)
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1989: Dawn of Freedom(2012)
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Hannibal & Hamilcar(2018)
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