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18 games like Diplomacy

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

Ranked alternatives to Diplomacy (bluffing, negotiation), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Diplomacy’s medium weight.

1. 1. Colonial Diplomacy (1994)
   2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
   Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Post-Napoleonic, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Player Elimination
2. 2. 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. 3. 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
4. 4. Junta (1978)
   2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
   Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Simultaneous Action Selection
5. 5. A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)
   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Area Movement, Player Elimination, Simultaneous Action Selection
6. 6. A Game of Thrones (2003)
   3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement
7. 7. Rising Sun (2018)
   3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
8. 8. 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
9. 9. 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
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
11. 11. Dune (2019)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
12. 12. 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
13. 13. Attack! Expansion (2003)
    2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Diplomacy: Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Player Elimination
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
15. 15. Colonialism (2013)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Political, Post-Napoleonic, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
16. 16. Dune The Duel (1984)
    3–6 players · 180 min · ★ 5.9 · Medium
    Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Player Elimination
17. 17. A Line in the Sand The Battle of Iraq (1991)
    2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium
    Shares with Diplomacy: Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Negotiation
18. 18. Maria (2009)
    2–3 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Diplomacy: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame

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