Sekigahara The Unification of Japan / Similar games

18 games like Sekigahara The Unification of Japan

The best games like Sekigahara The Unification of Japan are Julius Caesar Caesar, Cruel Necessity The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 and Kemet — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Julius Caesar Caesar shares civil war, wargame, hand management with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan.

Every alternative below links to its own Sekigahara The Unification of Japan-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s civil war / pike and shot shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Julius Caesar Caesar (2010)
   2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Civil War, Wargame, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement, Secret Unit Deployment · 3 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Julius Caesar Caesar on Amazon →
2. 2. Cruel Necessity The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 (2013)
   1 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Civil War, Pike and Shot, Wargame, Action Points, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 2–2) · plays solo · ~120 min shorter · same complexity
   View Cruel Necessity The English Civil Wars 1640-1653 on Amazon →
3. 3. Kemet (2012)
   2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Wargame, Action Points, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management · 3 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~75 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
   View Kemet on Amazon →
4. 4. Crusade and Revolution The Spanish Civil War (2013)
   2 players · 180–360 min · ★ 8.6 · Medium
   Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Civil War, Wargame, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · ~90 min longer · +0.5 heavier
5. 5. Days of Ire Budapest 1956 (2016)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Civil War, Wargame, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~105 min shorter · same complexity
6. 6. Unhappy King Charles! (2008)
   2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Civil War, Pike and Shot, Wargame, Point to Point Movement · 1 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Richard III The Wars of the Roses (2009)
   2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Civil War, Wargame, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Wargame, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: no player-count overlap (3–4 vs 2–2) · scales to 4 · ~90 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Civil War, Wargame, Hand Management · 1 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · +0.9 heavier
10. 10. Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 (2006)
    2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Pike and Shot, Wargame, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~90 min longer · +1.4 heavier
11. 11. A Few Acres of Snow (2011)
    2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Wargame, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · ~90 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Hammer of the Scots (2002)
    2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Wargame, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
13. 13. Popular Front (2010)
    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Civil War, Wargame, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~90 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
14. 14. Heroes of Land (2018)
    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Wargame, Action Points, Card Play Conflict Resolution · 2 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
15. 15. Wars of the Roses Lancaster vs. York (2010)
    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Civil War, Wargame, Secret Unit Deployment · 1 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
16. 16. A House Divided War Between the States 1861-65 (1981)
    2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Civil War, Wargame, Point to Point Movement · 1 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · ~60 min longer · same complexity
17. 17. Tide of Iron (2007)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Wargame, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~60 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
18. 18. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: Wargame, Hand Management · 1 of Sekigahara The Unification of Japan’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Sekigahara The Unification of Japan: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~105 min shorter · +0.3 heavier

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