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Burning Rome: Rome's Nightmare(2018)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 players15 minWeight 1.75
Action PointsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Games like Burning Rome: Rome's Nightmare

Looking for games like Burning Rome: Rome's Nightmare? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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

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Spearpoint 1943: Eastern Front(2015)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingHand Management

Tanto Cuore(2009)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Reign of Witches(2020)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementIncrease Value of Unchosen ResourcesOpen Drafting

Untamed: Feral Factions(2019)

★ 7.32–3 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Penny Arcade: The Game – Gamers vs. Evil(2011)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Crave(2019)

★ 6.92–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

PotionSlingers(2021)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementMarket

Penny Arcade: The Game – Rumble in R'lyeh(2012)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Tooth & Nail: Factions(2012)

★ 6.12–4 players15 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Masters of the Gridiron(2014)

★ 6.62 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Dominion: Second Edition(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Roma(2005)

★ 6.72 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingHand Management

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