SEED GAME#507 BGG all-time

Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery(2012)

★ 7.5 BGG3–4 players120 minWeight 2.73
Auction / BiddingBetting and BluffingBribery

Games like Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery

Looking for games like Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the ever-present threat of a sudden-death ending and asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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

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City of Remnants(2013)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceAuction / Bidding

Genoa(2001)

★ 7.02–5 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 4 more

Auction / BiddingBriberyDice Rolling

Junta(1979)

★ 6.72–7 players240 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Betting and Bluffing + 4 more

Area MovementBetting and BluffingDice Rolling

Warhammer Underworlds: Gnarlwood(2022)

★ 7.92–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck ConstructionDice Rolling

Warhammer Underworlds: Nethermaze(2022)

★ 7.92–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck ConstructionDice Rolling

Specter Ops(2015)

★ 7.22–5 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHidden Movement

Justice League: Dawn of Heroes(2017)

★ 6.42–6 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

DOOM: The Board Game(2016)

★ 7.42–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingGrid Movement

Summoner Wars: Master Set(2011)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Deck ConstructionDice RollingGrid Movement

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past(2016)

★ 7.42–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHand Management

Valor & Villainy: Minions of Mordak(2020)

★ 7.52–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Summoner Wars: Alliances Master Set(2014)

★ 8.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHand Management

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