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Behold: Rome(2024)

★ 7.6 BGG1 playersWeight 3.00
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementMove Through Deck

Games like Behold: Rome

Looking for games like Behold: Rome? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Hamburg(2022)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementMulti-Use Cards

Reforest(2024)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Books of Time(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Mint Knight(2022)

★ 7.41 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Stupor Mundi(2025)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Action / EventDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Obsession(2018)

★ 8.11–4 players30 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Action RetrievalClosed DraftingDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

La Pâtisserie Rococo(2026)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Faiyum(2020)

★ 7.51–5 players110 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Action RetrievalDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Legacy of Yu(2023)

★ 8.11 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

ChainingHand ManagementMulti-Use Cards

Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game(2020)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Action PointsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Hadrian's Wall(2021)

★ 7.91–6 players30 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPaper-and-PencilSolo / Solitaire Game

Undaunted 2200: Callisto(2024)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingHand Management

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