SEED GAME#12782 BGG all-time

Rise and Fall(1989)

★ 6.6 BGG1–6 players120 minWeight 2.35
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Games like Rise and Fall

Looking for games like Rise and Fall? 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 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.

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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Risk 2210 A.D.(2001)

★ 6.72–5 players240 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
74/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction / Bidding

The Coin Tribes' Revolt: Boudica's Rebellion Against Rome(2018)

★ 7.21–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Phase Order

Chariot Lords(1999)

★ 6.73–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Risk: Star Wars – Original Trilogy Edition(2006)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Leningrad '41(2017)

★ 8.01–2 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Axis & Allies: Europe(1999)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
73/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Small World Underground(2011)

★ 7.22–5 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Victory in the Pacific(1977)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Axis & Allies: 1941(2012)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Garden Gnomes: Violent Vendetta(2016)

★ 7.73–6 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Grand Imperialism(1978)

★ 7.02–6 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Plains Indian Wars(2022)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

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