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18 games like Dune

Ranked alternatives to Dune (bluffing, fighting), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Dune’s medium-heavy weight. Frank Herbert's Dune is the closest match.

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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