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TV Wars(1987)

★ 5.6 BGG3–4 players90 minWeight 1.93
Auction / BiddingSecret Unit DeploymentSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like TV Wars

Looking for games like TV Wars? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

War of the Networks(1979)

★ 6.32–4 players90 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Auction / BiddingSecret Unit DeploymentSimultaneous Action Selection

Warsaw: City of Ruins(2016)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Closed DraftingPattern BuildingSimultaneous Action Selection

Empires(2017)

★ 6.82–10 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Auction / BiddingSimultaneous Action SelectionTrading

King of Con(2018)

★ 6.22–5 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Auction / BiddingMarketSet Collection

Hotel Samoa(2010)

★ 6.23–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

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Auction / BiddingHand ManagementMemory

Restaurant Row(2009)

★ 6.62–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

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Auction / BiddingSimultaneous Action Selection

London Markets(2016)

★ 6.13–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

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Auction / BiddingTile Placement

Business(1998)

★ 6.12–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Mow Money(2016)

★ 5.81–6 players45 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

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Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSet Collection

Colorado County(1998)

★ 6.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
62/100

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Auction / BiddingSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Peloponnes(2009)

★ 7.11–5 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

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Auction / BiddingSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

Campy Creatures(2017)

★ 7.02–5 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
61/100

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Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSet Collection

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