Lord of the Rings / Similar games

18 games like Lord of the Rings

Ranked alternatives to Lord of the Rings (ancient, economic), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Lord of the Rings’s medium weight. Amun-Re The Card Game is the closest match.

1. 1. Amun-Re The Card Game (2017)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Auction/Bidding, Constrained Bidding
2. 2. Keyflower (2012)
   2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Lord of the Rings: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement, Constrained Bidding
3. 3. Cyclades (2009)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement
4. 4. Homesteaders (2009)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Lord of the Rings: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement, Constrained Bidding
5. 5. Pan Am (2020)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Lord of the Rings: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Fixed Placement, Constrained Bidding
6. 6. Civilization (1980)
   2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Area Majority / Influence
7. 7. Clash of Cultures (2012)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Area Majority / Influence
8. 8. Mare Nostrum (2003)
   3–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
   Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Area Majority / Influence
9. 9. Polis Fight for the Hegemony (2012)
   2 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Area Majority / Influence
10. 10. Phoenicia (2007)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Auction/Bidding
11. 11. Yunnan (2013)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Auction/Bidding
12. 12. Three Kingdoms Redux (2014)
    3 players · 135–165 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding
13. 13. Byzanz (2008)
    3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Auction/Bidding, Constrained Bidding
14. 14. Kingdom of Solomon (2012)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Area Majority / Influence
15. 15. Ostia The Harbor of Rome (2005)
    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 5.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Auction/Bidding
16. 16. Donning the Purple (2018)
    1–3 players · 70–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Area Majority / Influence
17. 17. Aquileia (2011)
    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Auction/Bidding
18. 18. Minos (1991)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium
    Shares with Lord of the Rings: Ancient, Economic, Area Majority / Influence

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