The Hills Rise Wild!(2000)
Games like The Hills Rise Wild!
Looking for games like The Hills Rise Wild!? 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 pushing your luck against the roll. 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
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Carnevale: Vicious Fighting Along the Canals of Venice(2011)
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Clash of Spears: Rules for Skirmish Battles in Ancient Times(2020)
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Legends of the Old West(2004)
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Grimdark Future: Firefight(2018)
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Dead Man's Hand Redux(2024)
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Bloody Big Battles!(2014)
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Man O' War(1993)
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Dead Man's Hand(2013)
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Kings of War (Second Edition)(2015)
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The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game(2005)
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