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18 games like Diplomacy

The best games like Diplomacy are A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition), Pax Pamir Second Edition and Machiavelli — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) shares bluffing, negotiation, political with Diplomacy.

Every alternative below links to its own Diplomacy-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / negotiation shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Diplomacy’s 3.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
   3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~180 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
   View A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) on Amazon →
2. 2. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
   1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Diplomacy: Negotiation, Political, Post-Napoleonic, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~277 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
   View Pax Pamir Second Edition on Amazon →
3. 3. Machiavelli (1977)
   4–8 players · 480 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Player Elimination, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 8 · ~120 min longer · same complexity
   View Machiavelli on Amazon →
4. 4. Rising Sun (2018)
   3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~255 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. Dune (2019)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~240 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. Junta (1978)
   2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
   Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–7 players · ~120 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
7. 7. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
   2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~240 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
   2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Diplomacy: Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Forbidden Stars (2015)
   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~210 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
10. 10. Warrior Knights (2006)
    2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Diplomacy: Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~180 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
11. 11. Twilight Struggle (2005)
    2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Diplomacy: Political, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Diplomacy: both play at 2 · ~210 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
12. 12. Wars of the Roses Lancaster vs. York (2010)
    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Diplomacy: Political, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~180 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
13. 13. Cuba Libre (2013)
    1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Diplomacy: Political, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~180 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. Versailles 1919 (2020)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Diplomacy: Negotiation, Political, World War I, Area Majority / Influence, Negotiation · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~270 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
15. 15. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Diplomacy: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~150 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
16. 16. Attack! Expansion (2003)
    2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Diplomacy: Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Player Elimination · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~180 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
17. 17. Andean Abyss (2012)
    1–4 players · 360 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Diplomacy: Political, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
18. 18. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
    2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Diplomacy: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Diplomacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Diplomacy: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~230 min shorter · +0.2 heavier

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