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18 games like Rising Sun

The best games like Rising Sun are A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition), Blood Rage and Forbidden Stars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) shares bluffing, fantasy, negotiation with Rising Sun.

Every alternative below links to its own Rising Sun-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / fantasy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Rising Sun’s 3.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
   3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Rising Sun: Bluffing, Fantasy, Negotiation, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Auction: Sealed Bid · 3 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) on Amazon →
2. 2. Blood Rage (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Rising Sun: Fantasy, Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Blood Rage on Amazon →
3. 3. Forbidden Stars (2015)
   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Rising Sun: Bluffing, Miniatures, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Forbidden Stars on Amazon →
4. 4. Kemet (2012)
   2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Rising Sun: Miniatures, Mythology, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
5. 5. War of the Ring (2004)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Rising Sun: Fantasy, Miniatures, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Rising Sun: Fantasy, Mythology, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
7. 7. Inis (2016)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Rising Sun: Miniatures, Mythology, Action Drafting, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
8. 8. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Rising Sun: Miniatures, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~105 min longer · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Dune (2019)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Rising Sun: Bluffing, Negotiation, Alliances, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
10. 10. Black Rose Wars (2019)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Rising Sun: Bluffing, Fantasy, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
11. 11. The Battle of Five Armies (2014)
    2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Rising Sun: Fantasy, Miniatures, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Rising Sun: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Root (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Rising Sun: Fantasy, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
    2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Rising Sun: Bluffing, Negotiation, Alliances, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. Diplomacy (1959)
    2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Rising Sun: Bluffing, Negotiation, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 7 · ~255 min longer · same complexity
15. 15. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Rising Sun: Miniatures, Mythology, Wargame, Area Movement · 1 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
16. 16. Cthulhu Wars (2015)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Rising Sun: Fantasy, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
17. 17. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
    2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Rising Sun: Wargame, Alliances, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 3 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~25 min longer · +0.3 heavier
18. 18. Lords of Hellas (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Rising Sun: Miniatures, Mythology, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Rising Sun’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Rising Sun: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · same complexity

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