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18 games like Axis and Allies

The best games like Axis and Allies are Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945, War Room and Mare Nostrum Empires — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 shares economic, wargame, world war ii with Axis and Allies.

Every alternative below links to its own Axis and Allies-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / wargame shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Axis and Allies’s 3.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
   2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Axis and Allies: Economic, Wargame, World War II, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Axis and Allies: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~120 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 on Amazon →
2. 2. War Room (2019)
   2–6 players · 120–360 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Axis and Allies: Economic, Wargame, World War II, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Axis and Allies: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View War Room on Amazon →
3. 3. Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)
   3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Axis and Allies: Economic, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Axis and Allies: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~75 min shorter · same complexity
   View Mare Nostrum Empires on Amazon →
4. 4. Cuba Libre (2013)
   1–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Axis and Allies: Economic, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Axis and Allies: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
5. 5. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Axis and Allies: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Axis and Allies: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
6. 6. Polis Fight for the Hegemony (2012)
   2 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Axis and Allies: Economic, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Axis and Allies: both play at 2 · ~75 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
7. 7. Tide of Iron (2007)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Axis and Allies: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Team-Based Game · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Axis and Allies: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
8. 8. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
   2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Axis and Allies: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Axis and Allies: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~50 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
9. 9. Root (2018)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Axis and Allies: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Axis and Allies: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
10. 10. Attack! (2003)
    2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 5.8 · Medium
    Shares with Axis and Allies: Economic, Wargame, World War II, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Axis and Allies: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
11. 11. Patton's Best (1987)
    1 players · 30–120 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Axis and Allies: Wargame, World War II, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Minimap Resolution · 3 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Axis and Allies: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 2–5) · plays solo · ~105 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
12. 12. Breakout Normandy (1992)
    2 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Axis and Allies: Wargame, World War II, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Axis and Allies: both play at 2 · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. B-17 Queen of the Skies (1981)
    1–2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Axis and Allies: Wargame, World War II, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Axis and Allies: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~160 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
14. 14. Victory in the Pacific (1977)
    2 players · 300 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Axis and Allies: Wargame, World War II, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Axis and Allies: both play at 2 · ~120 min longer · 0.7 lighter
15. 15. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Axis and Allies: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Axis and Allies: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min shorter · same complexity
16. 16. Britannia (1986)
    3–5 players · 180–300 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Axis and Allies: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Stat Check Resolution · 3 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Axis and Allies: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min longer · same complexity
17. 17. Storm over Arnhem (1981)
    2 players · 300 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Axis and Allies: Wargame, World War II, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Axis and Allies: both play at 2 · ~120 min longer · same complexity
18. 18. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
    3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Axis and Allies: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Axis and Allies’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Axis and Allies: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~90 min shorter · same complexity

Looking for the original? See the full Axis and Allies fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.