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18 games like Junta

The best games like Junta are Machiavelli, Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 and A Game of Thrones — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Machiavelli shares bluffing, negotiation, political with Junta.

Every alternative below links to its own Junta-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / humor shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Junta’s 2.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Machiavelli (1977)
   4–8 players · 480 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Junta: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 8 · ~240 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Machiavelli on Amazon →
2. 2. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
   2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Junta: Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Junta: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 on Amazon →
3. 3. A Game of Thrones (2003)
   3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Hand Management · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Junta: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
   View A Game of Thrones on Amazon →
4. 4. Diplomacy (1959)
   2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Junta: overlaps at 2–7 players · ~120 min longer · +0.5 heavier
5. 5. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Political, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Junta: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~90 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
6. 6. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
   2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Area Movement, Hand Management · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Junta: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~120 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
7. 7. Maria (2009)
   2–3 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Hand Management · 1 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Junta: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
8. 8. Rising Sun (2018)
   3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Wargame, Area Movement · 1 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Junta: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~135 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Cuba Libre (2013)
   1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Junta: Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Junta: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
10. 10. Illuminati New World Order (1994)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium
    Shares with Junta: Humor, Negotiation, Political, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Junta: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~120 min shorter · same complexity
11. 11. La Cosa Nostra (2014)
    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Mafia, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Junta: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~150 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
12. 12. Colonial Diplomacy (1994)
    2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
    Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Junta: overlaps at 2–7 players · ~120 min longer · same complexity
13. 13. Warrior Knights (2006)
    2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Junta: Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Junta: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
14. 14. The Republic of Rome (1990)
    1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5 · Heavy
    Shares with Junta: Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Junta: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · +1.5 heavier
15. 15. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Area Movement, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Junta: both play at 2 · ~210 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
16. 16. Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)
    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Junta: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Trading, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Junta: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~135 min shorter · same complexity
17. 17. Kings & Things* (1986)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Humor, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Junta: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
18. 18. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Junta: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Junta: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~165 min shorter · +0.2 heavier

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