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18 games like Risk Legacy

The best games like Risk Legacy are Star Wars Armada, Mythic Battles Pantheon and Star Trek Attack Wing — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Star Wars Armada shares science fiction, wargame, dice rolling with Risk Legacy.

Every alternative below links to its own Risk Legacy-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s science fiction / wargame shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Risk Legacy’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Star Wars Armada (2015)

   2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Star Wars Armada alternatives →

   Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Risk Legacy: no player-count overlap (2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Star Wars Armada →
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   2. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)

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

   Shares with Risk Legacy: Wargame, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 3 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Mythic Battles Pantheon →
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   3. Star Trek Attack Wing (2013)

   2–99 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

   Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 99 · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Star Trek Attack Wing →
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   4. Dune Imperium (2020)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Dune Imperium alternatives →

   Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   5. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)

   2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy · See Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy alternatives →

   Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~70 min longer · +0.9 heavier
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   6. Necromunda Underhive (1995)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium

   Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
7. 

   7. Firefly The Game (2013)

   1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Firefly The Game alternatives →

   Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 3 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~120 min longer · +0.4 heavier
8. 

   8. Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)

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

   Shares with Risk Legacy: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 3 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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   9. Aeon's End War Eternal (2017)

   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Aeon's End War Eternal alternatives →

   Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
10. 

    10. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)

    3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Battlestar Galactica The Board Game alternatives →

    Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~90 min longer · +0.7 heavier
11. 

    11. Clank! In! Space! A Deck-Building Adventure (2017)

    2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Clank! In! Space! A Deck-Building Adventure alternatives →

    Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
12. 

    12. Space Hulk (Third Edition) (2009)

    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Space Hulk (Third Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Risk Legacy: no player-count overlap (2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
13. 

    13. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)

    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game alternatives →

    Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Card Drafting, Player Elimination · 3 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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    14. Forbidden Stars (2015)

    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Forbidden Stars alternatives →

    Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~90 min longer · +1.2 heavier
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    15. Fortress America (1986)

    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium

    Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~120 min longer · same complexity
16. 

    16. Talon (2016)

    2–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium

    Shares with Risk Legacy: Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
17. 

    17. Kemet (2012)

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

    Shares with Risk Legacy: Wargame, Area Movement, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 2 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    18. Machiavelli (1977)

    4–8 players · 480 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium

    Shares with Risk Legacy: Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Player Elimination, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 4 of Risk Legacy’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Risk Legacy: overlaps at 4–5 players · scales to 8 · ~420 min longer · +0.6 heavier

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