Mare Nostrum(2003)
Games like Mare Nostrum
Looking for games like Mare Nostrum? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Mare Nostrum: Empires(2016)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
The Settlers of Zarahemla(2003)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Empires: Age of Discovery(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Colosseum(2007)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Soul of the Empire(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Champions of Midgard(2015)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Cthulhu Wars(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Herdeiros do Khan(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Yin Yang(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Tiny Epic Western(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Colosseum: The Grand Spectacle(2026)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
The Coin Tribes' Revolt: Boudica's Rebellion Against Rome(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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