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18 games like Black Angel

The best games like Black Angel are Star Wars Rebellion, Underwater Cities and Forbidden Stars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Star Wars Rebellion shares science fiction, dice rolling, hand management with Black Angel.

Every alternative below links to its own Black Angel-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s science fiction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Black Angel’s 3.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)

   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · See Star Wars Rebellion alternatives →

   Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Angel: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Star Wars Rebellion →
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   2. Underwater Cities (2018)

   1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Underwater Cities alternatives →

   Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Angel: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~25 min longer · 0.2 lighter

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   3. Forbidden Stars (2015)

   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Forbidden Stars alternatives →

   Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Angel: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Forbidden Stars →
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   4. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)

   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Battlestar Galactica The Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Angel: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · 0.6 lighter
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   5. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)

   3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy · See Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Black Angel: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~270 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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   6. Terraforming Mars (2016)

   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Terraforming Mars alternatives →

   Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Black Angel: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
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   7. Gaia Project (2017)

   1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy · See Gaia Project alternatives →

   Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 shared tags · 1 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Black Angel: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   8. Dead of Winter The Long Night (2016)

   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Dead of Winter The Long Night alternatives →

   Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Angel: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
9. 

   9. Nemesis (2018)

   1–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Nemesis alternatives →

   Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Black Angel: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · 0.5 lighter
10. 

    10. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)

    2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy · See Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy alternatives →

    Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Black Angel: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~40 min longer · 0.3 lighter
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    11. Earth Reborn (2010)

    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Earth Reborn alternatives →

    Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Black Angel: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · same complexity
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    12. Deep Madness (2018)

    1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium

    Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Black Angel: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
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    13. Star Trek Frontiers (2016)

    1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Heavy

    Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Solo / Solitaire Game, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Black Angel: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    14. Android Netrunner (2012)

    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Android Netrunner alternatives →

    Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Black Angel: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    15. Empires of the Void II (2018)

    2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

    Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Black Angel: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · 0.4 lighter
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    16. DinoGenics (2019)

    1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium

    Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 4 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Black Angel: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · 0.9 lighter
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    17. Galaxy Defenders (2014)

    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

    Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Black Angel: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
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    18. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)

    3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Xia Legends of a Drift System alternatives →

    Shares with Black Angel: Science Fiction, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Black Angel’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Black Angel: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.7 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Black Angel fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.