SEED GAME#13226 BGG all-time

Rome & Carthage(1954)

★ 6.3 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.05
Point to Point MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Rome & Carthage

Looking for games like Rome & Carthage? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it. 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

Avanti(2011)

★ 6.33–5 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
76/100

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Point to Point MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Fuzzy Tiger(2009)

★ 6.12–5 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

River Dragons(2000)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Action QueuePoint to Point MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Caesar XL: The Roman Civil War 50 - 44 BC(2008)

★ 7.01–2 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Point to Point Movement

Dice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Conquest(1974)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Point to Point Movement

Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

Conquest(1972)

★ 6.82 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Point to Point Movement

Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

Alphabet Race(1976)

★ 5.22–5 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Point to Point MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Trafalgar(1973)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Point to Point Movement

Point to Point MovementSimulation

Ludus Gladiatorius 2(2007)

★ 6.72–5 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection

Dice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

Ace of Aces: Powerhouse Series(1981)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection

SimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

Ludus Gladiatorius(2005)

★ 6.12–5 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection

Dice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

Waters of Nereus(2019)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection

Area MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

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