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18 games like Imperial

The best games like Imperial are Navegador, Pax Pamir Second Edition and Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Navegador shares economic, nautical, advantage token with Imperial.

Every alternative below links to its own Imperial-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / nautical shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Imperial’s 3.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Navegador (2010)

   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Navegador alternatives →

   Shares with Imperial: Economic, Nautical, Advantage Token, Area Movement, Rondel · 5 shared tags · 3 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~75 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for Navegador →
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   2. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)

   1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · See Pax Pamir Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Imperial: Economic, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~67 min shorter · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Pax Pamir Second Edition →
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   3. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)

   3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy · See Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Imperial: Economic, Political, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Imperial: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~210 min longer · +0.7 heavier

   Check price for Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition →
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   4. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)

   2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium

   Shares with Imperial: Economic, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~150 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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   5. Concordia (2013)

   2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Concordia alternatives →

   Shares with Imperial: Economic, Nautical, Advantage Token · 3 shared tags · 1 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~50 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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   6. Cuba Libre (2013)

   1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy

   Shares with Imperial: Economic, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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   7. Twilight Struggle (2005)

   2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy · See Twilight Struggle alternatives →

   Shares with Imperial: Political, Advantage Token, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 2 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Imperial: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
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   8. Great Western Trail (2016)

   1–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy · See Great Western Trail alternatives →

   Shares with Imperial: Economic, Ownership, Rondel · 3 shared tags · 2 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~37 min shorter · same complexity
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   9. Le Havre (2008)

   1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · See Le Havre alternatives →

   Shares with Imperial: Economic, Nautical, Ownership · 3 shared tags · 1 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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    10. Mombasa (2015)

    2–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · See Mombasa alternatives →

    Shares with Imperial: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Investment · 3 shared tags · 2 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~37 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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    11. Troyes (2010)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Troyes alternatives →

    Shares with Imperial: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Ownership · 3 shared tags · 2 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
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    12. Trajan (2011)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See Trajan alternatives →

    Shares with Imperial: Political, Area Movement, Rondel · 3 shared tags · 2 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
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    13. Dune (2019)

    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Dune alternatives →

    Shares with Imperial: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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    14. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)

    3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy · See A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Imperial: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Imperial: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    15. Archipelago (2012)

    2–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy · See Archipelago alternatives →

    Shares with Imperial: Economic, Nautical, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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    16. Antike (2005)

    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See Antike alternatives →

    Shares with Imperial: Nautical, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Rondel · 4 shared tags · 3 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    17. 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons (1986)

    2–7 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · See 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons alternatives →

    Shares with Imperial: Economic, Investment, Ownership · 3 shared tags · 2 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~120 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    18. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Nemo's War (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Imperial: Nautical, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Imperial’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Imperial: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

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