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Mare Nostrum: Empires(2016)

★ 7.5 BGG3–5 players90 minWeight 2.99
Area MovementDice RollingSet Collection

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Mare Nostrum(2003)

★ 6.73–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Champions of Midgard(2015)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Colosseum(2007)

★ 7.23–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Auction / BiddingDice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

Cthulhu Wars(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

The Settlers of Zarahemla(2003)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardSet Collection

Italia(2006)

★ 6.73–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Chariot Lords(1999)

★ 6.73–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Fallen Land: A Post Apocalyptic Board Game(2017)

★ 8.12–5 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingTrading

Risk 2210 A.D.(2001)

★ 6.72–5 players240 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction / Bidding

Serenissima(1996)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingPick-up and Deliver

Small World Underground(2011)

★ 7.22–5 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Colosseum: The Grand Spectacle(2026)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Auction / BiddingDice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

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