Richard III: The Wars of the Roses(2009)
Games like Richard III: The Wars of the Roses
Looking for games like Richard III: The Wars of the Roses? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand and pushing your luck against the roll. 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
Hammer of the Scots(2002)
Shares Area Movement + 5 more
Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War(2010)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 4 more
Crusader Rex(2005)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 3 more
Samurai Battles(2012)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 3 more
Ruthenia(2010)
Shares Area Movement + 4 more
Amateurs to Arms!(2012)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Hellenes: Campaigns of the Peloponnesian War(2009)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Freedom!(2020)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation(2005)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Victory in Europe(2015)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Ikusa(1986)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Time of Crisis: The Roman Empire in Turmoil, 235-284 AD(2017)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
As an Amazon Associate, ISO earns from qualifying purchases. Prices and availability vary; ISO never displays prices. Affiliate links are marked rel="sponsored" per FTC guidelines.
Get picks tuned to your shelf
This list is built from community data. Sign in to ISO and log what you own — your personal feed factors in your complexity preferences, play history, and the games already on your shelf.
Get personalized recommendations →Free · no credit card · 2-minute setup
More recommendation lists
Hammer of the Scots
Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War
Crusader Rex
Samurai Battles
Ruthenia
Amateurs to Arms!
Hellenes: Campaigns of the Peloponnesian War
Freedom!
The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
Victory in Europe
Ikusa
Time of Crisis: The Roman Empire in Turmoil, 235-284 AD
/pic568525.jpg)
/pic105813.jpg)
/pic732997.jpg)
/pic1096223.jpg)
/pic1290146.jpg)
/pic1410277.jpg)
/pic929261.jpg)
/pic573041.jpg)
/pic4540218.jpg)
/pic8933169.png)
/pic5128956.jpg)
/pic9148474.png)
/pic3372197.jpg)