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Wilderness Empires(2015)

★ 6.9 BGG1–4 players90 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Games like Wilderness Empires

Looking for games like Wilderness Empires? 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 pushing your luck against the roll. 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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★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

The Great Game: Rival Empires in Central Asia 1837-1886(2018)

★ 7.02 players120 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

The Cousins' War(2017)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Action / EventArea Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card Driven

The Cousins' War (Second Edition)(2018)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

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A Pragmatic War: The War of the Austrian Succession 1741 – 1748(2019)

★ 7.72 players180 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Quartermaster General(2014)

★ 7.32–6 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenHand Management

The American Revolution: Decision in North America(2011)

★ 7.12 players300 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingMovement Points

300: Earth & Water(2018)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Freeman's Farm 1777(2019)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Empires in America: The French and Indian War(2009)

★ 7.21 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Malta Besieged: 1940-1942(2011)

★ 7.61 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

The Wars of Marcus Aurelius(2018)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

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