Rise and Fall(1989)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Risk 2210 A.D.(2001)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
The Coin Tribes' Revolt: Boudica's Rebellion Against Rome(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Chariot Lords(1999)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Risk: Star Wars – Original Trilogy Edition(2006)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Leningrad '41(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Axis & Allies: Europe(1999)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Small World Underground(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Victory in the Pacific(1977)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Axis & Allies: 1941(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Garden Gnomes: Violent Vendetta(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Grand Imperialism(1978)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Plains Indian Wars(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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Axis & Allies: 1941
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