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18 games like Wallenstein
The best games like Wallenstein are Shogun, Pax Pamir Second Edition and Scythe — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Shogun shares economic, territory building, action queue with Wallenstein.
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Every alternative below links to its own Wallenstein-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / pike and shot shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Wallenstein’s 3.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. Shogun (2006)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Territory Building, Action Queue, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Cube Tower +1 more · 7 shared tags · 5 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (83%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
2. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~67 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
3. Scythe (2016)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~47 min shorter · same complexity
4. Clash of Cultures (2012)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Territory Building, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence · 4 shared tags · 2 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier
6. War of the Ring (2004)Shares with Wallenstein: Territory Building, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
7. Polis Fight for the Hegemony (2012)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Wallenstein: no player-count overlap (2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
8. Rurik Dawn of Kiev (2019)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
9. Forged in Steel (2016)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Territory Building, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Simultaneous Action Selection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
11. Mombasa (2015)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Action Queue, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 2 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~37 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
12. Warriors & Traders (2011)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Territory Building, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
13. Colonial Europe's Empires Overseas (2011)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
14. Lords of Hellas (2018)Shares with Wallenstein: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~75 min shorter · same complexity
15. City of Remnants (2013)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Territory Building, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence · 4 shared tags · 2 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
16. Imperial (2006)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
17. TOKYO METRO (2018)Shares with Wallenstein: Economic, Territory Building, Action Queue, Area Majority / Influence · 4 shared tags · 2 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~75 min shorter · same complexity
18. Spirit Island (2017)Shares with Wallenstein: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Wallenstein’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Wallenstein: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Wallenstein?
- Shogun (2006) is the closest match to Wallenstein, sharing economic, territory building, action queue. It rates 7.5/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Wallenstein?
- Shogun, Pax Pamir Second Edition, Scythe are the top-ranked alternatives to Wallenstein in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is Shogun harder than Wallenstein?
- Compared with Wallenstein, Shogun is same complexity and ~45 min shorter (3.4 vs 3.3 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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