SEED GAME#6985 BGG all-time

Gladiator(1981)

★ 6.6 BGG2–6 playersWeight 2.86
Action QueueCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

Games like Gladiator

Looking for games like Gladiator? 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 pushing your luck against the roll. 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

Gunslinger(1982)

★ 7.22–7 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Action Queue + 7 more

Action QueueGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Circus Maximus(1979)

★ 6.82–10 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Queue + 7 more

Action PointsAction QueueBetting and Bluffing

Man to Man(1985)

★ 6.32–12 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Critical Hits and Failures + 7 more

Critical Hits and FailuresDice RollingGrid Movement

Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game(2012)

★ 7.62 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Queue + 6 more

Action QueueCritical Hits and FailuresDice Rolling

Alpha Omega(1977)

★ 5.42–3 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Queue + 8 more

Action PointsAction QueueDice Rolling

Air Force(1976)

★ 6.51–2 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Queue + 7 more

Action QueueDice RollingGrid Movement

Imperium: Empires in Conflict – Worlds in the Balance(1977)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 6 more

Dice RollingEventsGrid Movement

John Carter: Warlord of Mars(1979)

★ 6.72–6 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Critical Hits and Failures + 7 more

Critical Hits and FailuresDice RollingEvents

Bismarck (Second Edition)(1978)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Critical Hits and Failures + 7 more

Critical Hits and FailuresDice RollingGrid Movement

Divine Right(1979)

★ 7.22–6 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 6 more

Dice RollingEventsGrid Movement

Kampfpanzer: Armored Combat, 1937-40(1973)

★ 5.82 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Queue + 7 more

Action QueueDice RollingEvents

Conquistador: The Age of Exploration – 1495-1600(1976)

★ 6.51–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 6 more

Dice RollingEventsGrid Movement

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