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18 games like Risk Star Wars Edition

The best games like Risk Star Wars Edition are Nexus Ops, Forbidden Stars and The Creature That Ate Sheboygan — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Nexus Ops shares science fiction, wargame, area majority / influence with Risk Star Wars Edition.

Every alternative below links to its own Risk Star Wars Edition-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s movies / tv / radio theme / science fiction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 1.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Nexus Ops (2005)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~53 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Nexus Ops on Amazon →
2. 2. Forbidden Stars (2015)
   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~113 min longer · +2 heavier
   View Forbidden Stars on Amazon →
3. 3. The Creature That Ate Sheboygan (1979)
   2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Risk Star Wars Edition: both play at 2 · ~23 min longer · 0.2 lighter
   View The Creature That Ate Sheboygan on Amazon →
4. 4. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
   2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~93 min longer · +1.7 heavier
5. 5. 1775 Rebellion (2013)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling · 4 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~53 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 6. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~113 min longer · +1.4 heavier
7. 7. War Chest (2018)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
8. 8. Assault on Hoth The Empire Strikes Back (1988)
   2 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling · 2 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Risk Star Wars Edition: both play at 2 · ~53 min longer · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Memoir '44 (2004)
   2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling · 3 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. Twilight Struggle (2005)
    2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Risk Star Wars Edition: both play at 2 · ~113 min longer · +1.7 heavier
11. 11. King of New York (2014)
    2–6 players · 40 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. Thunderbirds (2015)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
13. 13. Monsters Menace America (2005)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Wargame, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~53 min longer · same complexity
14. 14. 1812 The Invasion of Canada (2012)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Wargame, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~53 min longer · +0.3 heavier
15. 15. War of the Ring (2004)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling +1 more · 5 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (83%)
    vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~83 min longer · +2 heavier
16. 16. Root (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · +1.8 heavier
17. 17. Dark Moon (2011)
    3–7 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 7 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
18. 18. Evo (2001)
    3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Risk Star Wars Edition: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Risk Star Wars Edition’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Risk Star Wars Edition: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~53 min longer · +0.5 heavier

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