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Nova Roma(2024)

★ 7.7 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 3.24
Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Games like Nova Roma

Looking for games like Nova Roma? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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

Phoenix New Horizon(2024)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ConnectionsContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Nippon: Zaibatsu(2026)

★ 8.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Village(2011)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsSet Collection

Yokohama(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesGrid Movement

Terracotta Army(2022)

★ 7.41–4 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceIncomeVariable Set-up

Calimala(2017)

★ 7.32–5 players75 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesModular Board

The Red Cathedral(2020)

★ 7.71–4 players80 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsDice Rolling

Federation(2022)

★ 7.82–4 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesVariable Set-up

Grand Austria Hotel(2015)

★ 8.02–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Action DraftingContractsDice Rolling

Galileo Galilei(2024)

★ 7.61–4 players50 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesRondel

An Age Contrived(2024)

★ 6.81–5 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesPoint to Point Movement

D.E.I.: Divide et Impera(2022)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementEnd Game Bonuses

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