The King Is Dead: Second Edition(2020)
Games like The King Is Dead: Second Edition
Looking for games like The King Is Dead: Second Edition? 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 squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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 King Is Dead(2015)
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König von Siam(2007)
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Iron Curtain(2017)
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Prelude to Rebellion: Mobilization & Unrest in Lower Canada 1834-1837(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Flashpoint: South China Sea(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Turncoats(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Dual Powers: Revolution 1917(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Samurai(1998)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Quartermaster General(2014)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
878 Vikings: Invasions of England(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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