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The Royal Society of Archeology(2025)

★ 8.1 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.36
End Game BonusesHighest-Lowest ScoringSet Collection

Games like The Royal Society of Archeology

Looking for games like The Royal Society of Archeology? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Empires: Age of Discovery(2015)

★ 7.82–6 players50 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Ave Roma(2016)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

Set CollectionVariable Phase OrderVariable Player Powers

Wondrous Creatures(2024)

★ 8.11–4 players40 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery(2007)

★ 7.52–5 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTurn Order: Claim Action

Evenfall(2023)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

ChainingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Wendake(2017)

★ 7.41–4 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Highest-Lowest Scoring + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHidden Victory Points

Galaxy Hunters(2021)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

Set CollectionVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein(2019)

★ 7.42–4 players90 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

Dice RollingEventsNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Paladins of the West Kingdom(2019)

★ 8.01–4 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesMarketOpen Drafting

Barbarians: The Invasion(2018)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingRondel

Yokohama(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesGrid Movement

Nations(2013)

★ 7.61–5 players40 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesEvents

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