Hammer of the Scots / Similar games

18 games like Hammer of the Scots

The best games like Hammer of the Scots are Richard III The Wars of the Roses, Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon and BattleLore — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Richard III The Wars of the Roses shares medieval, wargame, area movement with Hammer of the Scots.

Every alternative below links to its own Hammer of the Scots-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s medieval / wargame shelf.

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

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1. 1. Richard III The Wars of the Roses (2009)
   2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Medieval, Wargame, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management +1 more · 5 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Richard III The Wars of the Roses on Amazon →
2. 2. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
   Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Medieval, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~60 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
   View Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon on Amazon →
3. 3. BattleLore (2006)
   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Medieval, Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · ~90 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View BattleLore on Amazon →
4. 4. Twilight Struggle (2005)
   2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
5. 5. 878 Vikings Invasions of England (2017)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Medieval, Wargame, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling · 3 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~60 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
6. 6. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Wargame, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~75 min shorter · same complexity
7. 7. Crusader Rex (2005)
   2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Medieval, Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Secret Unit Deployment, Simulation · 4 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Time of Legends Joan of Arc (2019)
   2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Medieval, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Simulation · 3 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~82 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
9. 9. Britannia (1986)
   3–5 players · 180–300 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Medieval, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Simulation · 3 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Hammer of the Scots: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2–2) · scales to 5 · ~90 min longer · +0.2 heavier
10. 10. Battles of Westeros (2010)
    2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Medieval, Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · ~60 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
11. 11. Julius Caesar Caesar (2010)
    2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment +1 more · 5 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (83%)
    vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
12. 12. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
    2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Wargame, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · scales to 3 · ~150 min longer · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Warriors of God The Wars of England & France (2008)
    2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Medieval, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Simulation · 3 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
14. 14. 1989 Dawn of Freedom (2012)
    2 players · 150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Simulation · 4 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
15. 15. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
    3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hammer of the Scots: no player-count overlap (3–4 vs 2–2) · scales to 4 · ~60 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Commands and Colors Ancients (2006)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · ~90 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
17. 17. Hannibal Rome vs. Carthage (1996)
    2 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Simulation · 3 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Hammer of the Scots: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
18. 18. History of the World (1991)
    3–6 players · 135–270 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Hammer of the Scots: Medieval, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Hammer of the Scots’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Hammer of the Scots: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2–2) · scales to 6 · ~53 min longer · 0.2 lighter

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