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Rome: Rise to Power(2015)

★ 6.3 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.09
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Games like Rome: Rise to Power

Looking for games like Rome: Rise to Power? 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 the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

Alien Frontiers(2010)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Welcome to Centerville(2017)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHighest-Lowest Scoring

PAX(2011)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Order of the Gilded Compass(2016)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Dragonrealm(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Castle Dice(2013)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Masai(2022)

★ 7.92–4 players25 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Spoils of War(2017)

★ 6.83–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Betting and BluffingDice RollingOpen Drafting

Lindisfarne(2018)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Alea Iacta Est(2009)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Sentient(2017)

★ 7.21–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsOpen Drafting

Coralia(2019)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

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