Mare Nostrum: Empires(2016)
Games like Mare Nostrum: Empires
Looking for games like Mare Nostrum: Empires? 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 the chase to complete the right combinations. 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(2003)
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Champions of Midgard(2015)
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Colosseum(2007)
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Cthulhu Wars(2015)
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The Settlers of Zarahemla(2003)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Italia(2006)
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Chariot Lords(1999)
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Fallen Land: A Post Apocalyptic Board Game(2017)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Risk 2210 A.D.(2001)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Serenissima(1996)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Small World Underground(2011)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Colosseum: The Grand Spectacle(2026)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
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Small World Underground
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