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The Wars of Marcus Aurelius(2018)

★ 7.5 BGG1 playersWeight 2.43
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Games like The Wars of Marcus Aurelius

Looking for games like The Wars of Marcus Aurelius? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Malta Besieged: 1940-1942(2011)

★ 7.61 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
82/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Ottoman Sunset: The Great War in the Near East(2010)

★ 7.31 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
77/100

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Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

We Must Tell the Emperor: The Great Pacific War, 1941 to 1945(2010)

★ 7.41 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms(2021)

★ 7.71 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
75/100

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Action PointsDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Agricola, Master of Britain(2016)

★ 7.11 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
75/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Dawn of the Zeds(2011)

★ 7.41 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
75/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Stilicho: Last of the Romans(2020)

★ 7.61 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
75/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingEvents

Nightfighter Ace: Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44(2018)

★ 8.21–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
75/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingSimulation

Empires in America: The French and Indian War(2009)

★ 7.21 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

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Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Empires in America: The French and Indian War, 1754-1763 (Second Edition)(2016)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
73/100

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Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Stalingrad Solitaire(2021)

★ 6.81 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingMovement PointsPoint to Point Movement

Lawrence of Arabia: The Arab Revolt 1917-18(2019)

★ 6.61 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenPoint to Point Movement

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