1960 The Making of the President / Similar games

18 games like 1960 The Making of the President

The best games like 1960 The Making of the President are Twilight Struggle, Pax Pamir Second Edition and Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Twilight Struggle shares political, action/event, area majority / influence with 1960 The Making of the President.

Every alternative below links to its own 1960 The Making of the President-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s political shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 3.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Twilight Struggle (2005)
   2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Action/Event, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 4 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (100%)
   vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Twilight Struggle on Amazon →
2. 2. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
   1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~22 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
   View Pax Pamir Second Edition on Amazon →
3. 3. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
   2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 3 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · scales to 3 · ~195 min longer · same complexity
   View Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 on Amazon →
4. 4. Labyrinth The War on Terror (2010)
   1–2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Action/Event, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven · 3 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~75 min longer · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. 1989 Dawn of Freedom (2012)
   2 players · 150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 3 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
   3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs 1960 The Making of the President: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2–2) · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Hannibal Rome vs. Carthage (1996)
   2 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven · 2 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
   2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
9. 9. The King Is Dead (2015)
   2–4 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 3 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~65 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
10. 10. Founding Fathers (2010)
    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 3 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs 1960 The Making of the President: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2–2) · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
11. 11. 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis (2016)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Action/Event, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 4 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (100%)
    vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.9 lighter
12. 12. Andean Abyss (2012)
    1–4 players · 360 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven · 2 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~255 min longer · +0.6 heavier
13. 13. Louis XIV (2005)
    2–4 players · 75–100 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~17 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
14. 14. Campaign Trail (2019)
    1–6 players · 115 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 3 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~10 min longer · 0.4 lighter
15. 15. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Hand Management · 1 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs 1960 The Making of the President: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2–2) · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
16. 16. Rex Final Days of an Empire (2012)
    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs 1960 The Making of the President: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2–2) · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
17. 17. A Study in Emerald (2013)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
18. 18. Crusader Kings (2019)
    1–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with 1960 The Making of the President: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 3 of 1960 The Making of the President’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs 1960 The Making of the President: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~75 min longer · same complexity

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