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18 games like Frank Herbert's Dune

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

1. 1. Dune (2019)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Fighting, Negotiation, Novel-based, Political, Science Fiction, Alliances, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
2. 2. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
   3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Novel-based, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Auction/Bidding
3. 3. Rex Final Days of an Empire (2012)
   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Fighting, Negotiation, Political, Science Fiction, Alliances, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding
4. 4. A Game of Thrones (2003)
   3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Novel-based, Political, Area Movement, Auction/Bidding, Hand Management
5. 5. Dune The Duel (1984)
   3–6 players · 180 min · ★ 5.9 · Medium
   Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Fighting, Negotiation, Novel-based, Political, Area Majority / Influence
6. 6. A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings Expansion (2004)
   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Novel-based, Political, Area Movement, Auction/Bidding
7. 7. Dune The Dice Game (2015)
   3–8 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Fighting, Negotiation, Novel-based, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
8. 8. Forbidden Stars (2015)
   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Hand Management
9. 9. Patchistory (2013)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding, Hand Management
10. 10. Dune Spice Harvest (1984)
    3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Fighting, Negotiation, Novel-based, Political, Area Majority / Influence
11. 11. Cry Havoc (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Auction/Bidding
12. 12. Struggle of Empires Deluxe Edition (2004)
    2–7 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Fighting, Political, Alliances, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
13. 13. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Political, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Hand Management
14. 14. Diplomacy (1959)
    2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
15. 15. Junta (1978)
    2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Area Movement, Hand Management
16. 16. A Study in Emerald (2013)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Novel-based, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management
17. 17. Maria (2009)
    2–3 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Auction/Bidding, Hand Management
18. 18. Impulse (2013)
    2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Frank Herbert's Dune: Bluffing, Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management

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