Mechanic

Area Control or Influence

Area control games revolve around gaining influence or dominance over regions on the board. Players compete to occupy or control spaces, often through conflict, presence, or strategic positioning.

Examples of area control

Risk uses direct conflict to determine control of territories, while Blood Rage combines area control with card drafting and combat. Small World offers a more accessible take, with shifting factions competing for space.

Related to area control or influence games

  1. Area Influence
  2. Majority
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Carcassonne

4
2 - 5
Votes: 22

Scythe

4.34
1 - 5
Votes: 15

Five Tribes

4.2
2 - 4
Votes: 10

Kingdom Builder

3.23
2 - 4
Votes: 9

Revive

4.26
1 - 4
Votes: 8

Blood Rage

3.88
2 - 4
Votes: 8

An Age Contrived

4.63
1 - 5
Votes: 8

Troyes

3.58
2 - 4
Votes: 7

Photosynthesis

3.58
2 - 4
Votes: 7

Fromage

4.43
1 - 4
Votes: 7

A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)

4.01
3 - 6
Votes: 7

Twilight Struggle

4.01
2
Votes: 6

Red Cathedral

4.17
1 - 4
Votes: 6

Perch

3.84
2 - 5
Votes: 6

Inis

4.17
2 - 4
Votes: 6

El Grande

3.84
2 - 5
Votes: 6

Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition

4.01
3 - 6
Votes: 5

Pax Pamir: Second Edition

4.21
2 - 4
Votes: 5

Oath: Chronicles of Empire & Exile

3.81
2 - 4
Votes: 5

Imperial

4.41
2 - 6
Votes: 5

Endless Winter: Paleoamericans

4.01
1 - 4
Votes: 5

CO₂

3.41
1 - 5
Votes: 5

Beyond The Sun

4.41
2 - 4
Votes: 5

13 Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis

4.01
2
Votes: 5

War Chest

3.76
2 - 4
Votes: 4