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18 games like Dune

The best games like Dune are Frank Herbert's Dune, Rex Final Days of an Empire and A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Frank Herbert's Dune shares bluffing, fighting, negotiation with Dune.

Ranked alternatives to Dune (bluffing, fighting), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Dune’s medium-heavy weight.

1. 1. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
   2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Fighting, Negotiation, Novel-based, Political, Science Fiction, Alliances, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
2. 2. Rex Final Days of an Empire (2012)
   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Dune: Fighting, Negotiation, Political, Science Fiction, Alliances, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding
3. 3. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
   3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Novel-based, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Auction/Bidding
4. 4. A Game of Thrones (2003)
   3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Novel-based, Political, Area Movement, Auction/Bidding
5. 5. A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)
   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Novel-based, Political, Area Movement, Auction/Bidding
6. 6. Dune The Duel (1984)
   3–6 players · 180 min · ★ 5.9 · Medium
   Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Fighting, Negotiation, Novel-based, Political, Area Majority / Influence
7. 7. Dune Spice Harvest (1984)
   3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Fighting, Negotiation, Novel-based, Political, Area Majority / Influence
8. 8. Struggle of Empires Deluxe Edition (2004)
   2–7 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Dune: Fighting, Political, Alliances, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
9. 9. Dune The Dice Game (2015)
   3–8 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Fighting, Negotiation, Novel-based, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
10. 10. Diplomacy (1959)
    2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
11. 11. Forbidden Stars (2015)
    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
12. 12. Patchistory (2013)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding
13. 13. Rising Sun (2018)
    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Alliances, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
14. 14. Cry Havoc (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Dune: Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Auction/Bidding
15. 15. Die Macher (1986)
    3–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.6 · Heavy
    Shares with Dune: Negotiation, Political, Alliances, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding
16. 16. New Angeles (2016)
    4–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Science Fiction
17. 17. Exodus Proxima Centauri (2012)
    2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Dune: Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Auction/Bidding
18. 18. Homeworlds (2001)
    2–6 players · 15–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Dune: Bluffing, Fighting, Political, Science Fiction

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