What game is most like Age of War?

Dungeon Dice (1977) is the closest match to Age of War, sharing dice, medieval, dice rolling. It rates 5.9/10 on BoardGameGeek.

What should I play if I like Age of War?

Dungeon Dice, The Castles of Burgundy, Scripts and Scribes The Dice Game are the top-ranked alternatives to Age of War in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

Is Dungeon Dice harder than Age of War?

Compared with Age of War, Dungeon Dice is same complexity and about the same length (1.1 vs 1.1 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

Age of War / Similar games

18 games like Age of War

The best games like Age of War are Dungeon Dice, The Castles of Burgundy and Scripts and Scribes The Dice Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Dungeon Dice shares dice, medieval, dice rolling with Age of War.

Every alternative below links to its own Age of War-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s dice / medieval shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Age of War’s 1.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. Dungeon Dice (1977)
2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 5.9 · Light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Medieval, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Set Collection, Take That · 4 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (100%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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2. The Castles of Burgundy (2011)
2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Medieval, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 2 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · +1.9 heavier
View The Castles of Burgundy on Amazon →
3. Scripts and Scribes The Dice Game (2012)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Medieval, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
View Scripts and Scribes The Dice Game on Amazon →
4. Crypt (2018)
1–4 players · 20–35 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Medieval, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 2 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
5. Champions of Midgard (2015)
2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Medieval, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 2 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~53 min longer · +1.5 heavier
6. Trash Pandas (2017)
2–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Set Collection, Take That · 4 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (100%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
7. Biblios Dice (2015)
2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Medieval, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 2 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
8. King of Tokyo Dark Edition (2020)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 2 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
9. Valhalla (2018)
1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Medieval, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Take That · 3 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~23 min longer · +1 heavier
10. Escape the Dark Castle (2017)
1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 7.6 · Light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 2 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~10 min longer · same complexity
11. VivaJava The Coffee Game The Dice Game (2014)
1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
12. Robin Hood and the Merry Men (2018)
1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-heavy
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Medieval, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~53 min longer · +2.6 heavier
13. Escape The Curse of the Temple (2012)
1–5 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 2 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~12 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
14. BANG! The Dice Game (2013)
3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 2 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
15. Burgen Land (2008)
2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1 · Light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Medieval, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 2 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Age of War: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
16. Sushizock im Gockelwok (2008)
2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 3 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (75%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
17. Knights (2000)
2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 5.6 · Light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Medieval, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 2 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
18. Istanbul The Dice Game (2017)
2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
Shares with Age of War: Dice, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 2 of Age of War’s 4 mechanics (50%)
vs Age of War: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier

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Frequently asked

What game is most like Age of War?: Dungeon Dice (1977) is the closest match to Age of War, sharing dice, medieval, dice rolling. It rates 5.9/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Age of War?: Dungeon Dice, The Castles of Burgundy, Scripts and Scribes The Dice Game are the top-ranked alternatives to Age of War in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Dungeon Dice harder than Age of War?: Compared with Age of War, Dungeon Dice is same complexity and about the same length (1.1 vs 1.1 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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