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18 games like Torres

The best games like Torres are War Chest, Mexica and Samurai — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. War Chest shares abstract strategy, medieval, area majority / influence with Torres.

Every alternative below links to its own Torres-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy / medieval shelf.

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

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   1. War Chest (2018)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See War Chest alternatives →

   Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

   Check price for War Chest →
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   2. Mexica (2002)

   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Mexica alternatives →

   Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Enclosure, Grid Movement +1 more · 6 shared tags · 5 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (83%)

   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Mexica →
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   3. Samurai (1998)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Samurai alternatives →

   Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Samurai →
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   4. Fealty (2011)

   2–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Enclosure, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~37 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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   5. BattleLore (2006)

   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See BattleLore alternatives →

   Shares with Torres: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Torres: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
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   6. Carolvs Magnvs (2000)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium · See Carolvs Magnvs alternatives →

   Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
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   7. El Grande (1995)

   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See El Grande alternatives →

   Shares with Torres: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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   8. Tash-Kalar Arena of Legends (2013)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Tash-Kalar Arena of Legends alternatives →

   Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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   9. Viscounts of the West Kingdom (2020)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Viscounts of the West Kingdom alternatives →

   Shares with Torres: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. 

    10. Hansa Teutonica (2009)

    2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Hansa Teutonica alternatives →

    Shares with Torres: Medieval, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
11. 

    11. The Duke (2013)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See The Duke alternatives →

    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Torres: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    12. Hive (2000)

    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Hive alternatives →

    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Grid Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Torres: both play at 2 · ~40 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    13. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium · See Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon alternatives →

    Shares with Torres: Medieval, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    14. Feudal (1967)

    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Grid Movement, Square Grid · 4 shared tags · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
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    15. Photosynthesis (2017)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Photosynthesis alternatives →

    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    16. Barony (2015)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
17. 

    17. Element (2017)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Area Majority / Influence, Enclosure, Grid Movement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    18. Tak University Edition (2017)

    2 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium

    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid · 3 shared tags · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Torres: both play at 2 · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

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