The Wars of Marcus Aurelius(2018)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Malta Besieged: 1940-1942(2011)
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Ottoman Sunset: The Great War in the Near East(2010)
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We Must Tell the Emperor: The Great Pacific War, 1941 to 1945(2010)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 4 more
Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms(2021)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Agricola, Master of Britain(2016)
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Dawn of the Zeds(2011)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 3 more
Stilicho: Last of the Romans(2020)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 3 more
Nightfighter Ace: Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44(2018)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 3 more
Empires in America: The French and Indian War(2009)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 4 more
Empires in America: The French and Indian War, 1754-1763 (Second Edition)(2016)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 3 more
Stalingrad Solitaire(2021)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Lawrence of Arabia: The Arab Revolt 1917-18(2019)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 3 more
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Malta Besieged: 1940-1942
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Soldiers in Postmen's Uniforms
Agricola, Master of Britain
Dawn of the Zeds
Stilicho: Last of the Romans
Nightfighter Ace: Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44
Empires in America: The French and Indian War
Empires in America: The French and Indian War, 1754-1763 (Second Edition)
Stalingrad Solitaire
Lawrence of Arabia: The Arab Revolt 1917-18
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