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Scarab(2002)

★ 6.3 BGG2–4 players20 minWeight 2.50
Area MovementTeam-Based Game

Games like Scarab

Looking for games like Scarab? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn. 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

Odyssey: Wrath of Poseidon(2015)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementTeam-Based Game

Axis & Allies: WWI 1914(2013)

★ 7.32–8 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingTeam-Based Game

Fortress America(2012)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingTeam-Based Game

Axis & Allies: D-Day(2004)

★ 6.52–3 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingTeam-Based Game

Axis & Allies & Zombies(2018)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingTeam-Based Game

Scott Pilgrim Miniatures The World(2021)

★ 7.12–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementTeam-Based GameVariable Player Powers

Catan Histories: Struggle for Rome(2006)

★ 6.43–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement

Area MovementTrading

Semper Victor(2004)

★ 7.72 players1200 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement

Area Movement

Imperator(2002)

★ 7.52 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement

Area Movement

Ultimus Romanorum: La Chute de Rome(2007)

★ 7.42 players480 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement

Area MovementDice Rolling

Hell Hath No Fury(1985)

★ 6.82 players90 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement

Area MovementDice Rolling

Hannibal: Rome and Carthage in The Second Punic War 219-202 B.C.(1983)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement

Area MovementDice Rolling

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