Pax Porfiriana / Similar games

18 games like Pax Porfiriana

The best games like Pax Porfiriana are 1936 Guerra Civil, Fire in the Lake and Brass Lancashire — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. 1936 Guerra Civil shares card game, civil war, political with Pax Porfiriana.

Every alternative below links to its own Pax Porfiriana-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / civil war shelf.

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

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1. 1. 1936 Guerra Civil (2006)
   2 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Card Game, Civil War, Political, Wargame, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Simulation · 3 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Pax Porfiriana: both play at 2 · ~52 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
   View 1936 Guerra Civil on Amazon →
2. 2. Fire in the Lake (2014)
   1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Civil War, Political, Wargame, Simulation, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Fire in the Lake on Amazon →
3. 3. Brass Lancashire (2007)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Economic, Post-Napoleonic, Hand Management, Market · 2 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
   View Brass Lancashire on Amazon →
4. 4. 51st State Master Set (2016)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
5. 5. Up Front (1983)
   2–3 players · 60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Card Game, Wargame, Hand Management, Simulation, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
6. 6. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Card Game, Wargame, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
7. 7. Nations (2013)
   1–5 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 1–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Civil War, Wargame, Hand Management · 1 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 (2006)
   2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Political, Wargame, Hand Management, Simulation · 2 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~150 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. 10. Guerilla (1994)
    3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium
    Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Card Game, Civil War, Political, Wargame, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Simulation, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~60 min shorter · 1 lighter
11. 11. Twilight Struggle (2005)
    2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Political, Wargame, Hand Management · 1 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Pax Porfiriana: both play at 2 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
12. 12. Maria (2009)
    2–3 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Political, Wargame, Hand Management, Simulation · 2 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~90 min longer · same complexity
13. 13. The New Era (2011)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
14. 14. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
    2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Economic, Political, Wargame, Hand Management · 1 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~180 min longer · 0.3 lighter
15. 15. City of Iron (2013)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
16. 16. Android Netrunner (2012)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Card Game, Hand Management, Take That, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Pax Porfiriana: both play at 2 · ~75 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
17. 17. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Pax Porfiriana: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
18. 18. A Few Acres of Snow (2011)
    2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Pax Porfiriana: Card Game, Wargame, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Pax Porfiriana’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Pax Porfiriana: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

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