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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. 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 · 8 shared tags · 4 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Junta: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 8 · ~240 min longer · +0.3 heavier

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   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 · 6 shared tags · 3 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Junta: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier

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   3. A Game of Thrones (2003)

   3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See A Game of Thrones alternatives →

   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Junta: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.6 heavier

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   4. Diplomacy (1959)

   2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium · See Diplomacy alternatives →

   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Simultaneous Action Selection · 6 shared tags · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Junta: overlaps at 2–7 players · ~120 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   5. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)

   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Battlestar Galactica The Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Political, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Junta: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~90 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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   6. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)

   2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Frank Herbert's Dune alternatives →

   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Area Movement, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Junta: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~120 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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   7. Maria (2009)

   2–3 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy

   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 1 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Junta: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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   8. Rising Sun (2018)

   3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Rising Sun alternatives →

   Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Wargame, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 1 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Junta: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~135 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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   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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Junta: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
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    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 · 6 shared tags · 3 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Junta: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~120 min shorter · same complexity
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    11. La Cosa Nostra (2014)

    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium

    Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Mafia, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Junta: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~150 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    12. Colonial Diplomacy (1994)

    2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium

    Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Simultaneous Action Selection · 6 shared tags · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Junta: overlaps at 2–7 players · ~120 min longer · same complexity
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    13. Warrior Knights (2006)

    2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-heavy · See Warrior Knights alternatives →

    Shares with Junta: Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Area Movement, Simultaneous Action Selection · 5 shared tags · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Junta: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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    14. The Republic of Rome (1990)

    1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5 · Heavy · See The Republic of Rome alternatives →

    Shares with Junta: Negotiation, Political, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Junta: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · +1.5 heavier
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    15. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Area Movement, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 4 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Junta: both play at 2 · ~210 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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    16. Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)

    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Mare Nostrum Empires alternatives →

    Shares with Junta: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Trading, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 4 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Junta: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~135 min shorter · same complexity
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    17. Kings & Things* (1986)

    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium

    Shares with Junta: Bluffing, Humor, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Junta: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    18. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium

    Shares with Junta: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Junta’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Junta: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~165 min shorter · +0.2 heavier

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