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18 games like Britannia

The best games like Britannia are Polis Fight for the Hegemony, Mare Nostrum Empires and Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Polis Fight for the Hegemony shares ancient, civilization, wargame with Britannia.

Every alternative below links to its own Britannia-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s ancient / civilization shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Britannia’s 3.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Polis Fight for the Hegemony (2012)
   2 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Britannia: Ancient, Civilization, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Simulation · 3 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Britannia: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~135 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
   View Polis Fight for the Hegemony on Amazon →
2. 2. Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)
   3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Britannia: Ancient, Civilization, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~135 min shorter · same complexity
   View Mare Nostrum Empires on Amazon →
3. 3. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
   2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Britannia: Civilization, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~110 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
   View Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy on Amazon →
4. 4. A Brief History of the World (2009)
   3–6 players · 90–180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with Britannia: Ancient, Civilization, Medieval, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~105 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
5. 5. Hammer of the Scots (2002)
   2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Britannia: Medieval, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Simulation · 3 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Britannia: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~90 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
6. 6. History of the World (1991)
   3–6 players · 135–270 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Britannia: Ancient, Civilization, Medieval, Wargame, Dice Rolling · 1 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~37 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
7. 7. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Britannia: Ancient, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~165 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. Era of Tribes (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Heavy
   Shares with Britannia: Ancient, Civilization, Medieval, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Simulation · 3 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~120 min shorter · +1.1 heavier
9. 9. Time of Legends Joan of Arc (2019)
   2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Britannia: Medieval, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Simulation · 3 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~172 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Cyclades (2009)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Britannia: Ancient, Civilization, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~165 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
11. 11. Hannibal Rome vs. Carthage (1996)
    2 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Britannia: Ancient, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Simulation · 2 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Britannia: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~120 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Warriors of God The Wars of England & France (2008)
    2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Britannia: Medieval, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Simulation · 3 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Britannia: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
13. 13. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Britannia: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
14. 14. 878 Vikings Invasions of England (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Britannia: Medieval, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~150 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
15. 15. Time of Crisis The Roman Empire in Turmoil (2017)
    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Britannia: Ancient, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~90 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
16. 16. Genesis Empires and Kingdoms of the Ancient Middle East (2015)
    1–5 players · 450–600 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Britannia: Ancient, Civilization, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Simulation · 2 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~285 min longer · same complexity
17. 17. Root (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Britannia: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~165 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
18. 18. Shogun (1986)
    2–5 players · 240–360 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Britannia: Medieval, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Britannia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Britannia: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min longer · 0.2 lighter

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