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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. 1. War Chest (2018)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · games like War Chest →
   Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
   View War Chest on Amazon →
2. 2. Mexica (2002)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · games like Mexica →
   Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Enclosure, Grid Movement +1 more · 5 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
   View Mexica on Amazon →
3. 3. Samurai (1998)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · games like Samurai →
   Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Samurai on Amazon →
4. 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 · 3 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~37 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
5. 5. BattleLore (2006)
   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · games like BattleLore →
   Shares with Torres: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Torres: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
6. 6. Carolvs Magnvs (2000)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium · games like Carolvs Magnvs →
   Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
7. 7. El Grande (1995)
   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like El Grande →
   Shares with Torres: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. Tash-Kalar Arena of Legends (2013)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · games like Tash-Kalar Arena of Legends →
   Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Viscounts of the West Kingdom (2020)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Viscounts of the West Kingdom →
   Shares with Torres: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 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 · games like Hansa Teutonica →
    Shares with Torres: Medieval, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence · 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 · games like The Duke →
    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Grid Movement · 1 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Torres: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
12. 12. Hive (2000)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Hive →
    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure, Grid Movement · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Torres: both play at 2 · ~40 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
13. 13. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium · games like Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon →
    Shares with Torres: Medieval, Hand Management · 1 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
14. 14. Feudal (1967)
    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Grid Movement, Square Grid · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
15. 15. Photosynthesis (2017)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like Photosynthesis →
    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence · 2 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
16. 16. Barony (2015)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 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 · 3 of Torres’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Torres: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
18. 18. Tak University Edition (2017)
    2 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Torres: Abstract Strategy, Grid Movement, Square Grid · 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.