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History of the Ancient Seas III: MARE NOSTRUM(2024)

★ 7.4 BGG3–5 players180 minWeight 2.75
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Games like History of the Ancient Seas III: MARE NOSTRUM

Looking for games like History of the Ancient Seas III: MARE NOSTRUM? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it. 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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Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal – The Pacific 1942(2016)

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62/100

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Le Temps des As(2014)

★ 7.61–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
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62/100

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Shooting Stars: A Tactical Game of Fighter Combat in Space(1980)

★ 6.51–4 players120 minWeight 2.3
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61/100

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Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel! – Kursk 1943(2009)

★ 7.71–4 players120 minWeight 3.1
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60/100

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Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear – Operation Barbarossa 1941 (Third Edition)(2019)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 3.0
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60/100

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Yellow & Yangtze(2018)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
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60/100

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Photosynthesis(2017)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
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59/100

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Starfire(1979)

★ 7.02–3 playersWeight 2.7
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59/100

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The Search for Lost Species(2023)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
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58/100

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