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18 games like Cyclades

The best games like Cyclades are Inis, Mythic Battles Pantheon and Kemet — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Inis shares fighting, miniatures, mythology with Cyclades.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Cyclades’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Inis (2016)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Inis alternatives →

   Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Drafting · 6 shared tags · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Inis →
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   2. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium

   Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 6 shared tags · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Mythic Battles Pantheon →
3. 

   3. Kemet (2012)

   2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Kemet alternatives →

   Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Drafting · 6 shared tags · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Kemet →
4. 

   4. Lords of Hellas (2018)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Lords of Hellas alternatives →

   Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Card Drafting · 6 shared tags · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
5. 

   5. Blood Rage (2015)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Blood Rage alternatives →

   Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 5 shared tags · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
6. 

   6. Olympos (2011)

   2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium

   Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Civilization, Fighting, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 6 shared tags · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
7. 

   7. Chaos in the Old World (2009)

   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Chaos in the Old World alternatives →

   Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
8. 

   8. Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery (2012)

   3–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery alternatives →

   Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Fighting, Miniatures, Auction/Bidding, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~75 min longer · same complexity
9. 

   9. Cthulhu Wars (2015)

   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Cthulhu Wars alternatives →

   Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 

    10. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See 7 Wonders Duel alternatives →

    Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, City Building, Civilization, Card Drafting · 4 shared tags · 1 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Cyclades: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    11. Minos (1991)

    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium

    Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, City Building, Civilization, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 7 shared tags · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · same complexity
12. 

    12. Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)

    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Mare Nostrum Empires alternatives →

    Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Civilization, Mythology, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
13. 

    13. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~75 min longer · same complexity
14. 

    14. Mechs vs. Minions (2016)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See Mechs vs. Minions alternatives →

    Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Miniatures, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
15. 

    15. Antike (2005)

    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See Antike alternatives →

    Shares with Cyclades: Ancient, Civilization, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 5 shared tags · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.2 heavier
16. 

    16. Court of the Dead Mourners Call (2019)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

    Shares with Cyclades: Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 6 shared tags · 4 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
17. 

    17. Rising Sun (2018)

    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Rising Sun alternatives →

    Shares with Cyclades: Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    18. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)

    2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy · See War of the Ring Second Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Cyclades: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 3 of Cyclades’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Cyclades: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · +1.3 heavier

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