Risk The Lord of the Rings / Similar games

18 games like Risk The Lord of the Rings

Ranked alternatives to Risk The Lord of the Rings (adventure, fantasy), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Risk The Lord of the Rings’s medium-light weight. Risk The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition is the closest match.

1. 1. Risk The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition (2003)
   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based, Territory Building, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven
2. 2. Risk The Lord of the Rings Expansion Set (incl. Siege of Minas Tirith game) (2003)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium
   Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven
3. 3. War of the Ring (2004)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Novel-based, Territory Building, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven
4. 4. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Novel-based, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven
5. 5. The Battle of Five Armies (2014)
   2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Novel-based, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
6. 6. Elric Battle at the End of Time (1977)
   1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 5.7 · Medium
   Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Novel-based, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
7. 7. Kings & Things* (1986)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
   Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Fantasy, Territory Building, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
8. 8. Risk Game of Thrones Skirmish Edition (2015)
   2–7 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
   Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Territory Building, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
9. 9. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (2002)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based, Area Movement
10. 10. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based, Area Movement
11. 11. Risk Star Wars Edition (2015)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven
12. 12. Risk Godstorm (2004)
    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium
    Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Territory Building, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven
13. 13. Castle Risk (1986)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 5.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Territory Building, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven
14. 14. War of the Ring (1977)
    2–3 players · 60–210 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Novel-based, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling
15. 15. Risk Balance of Power (2008)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 5.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Territory Building, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven
16. 16. The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey (2013)
    1–4 players · 40 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Adventure, Fantasy, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based, Dice Rolling
17. 17. The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game (2005)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Fantasy, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Novel-based, Wargame, Dice Rolling
18. 18. Titans (2021)
    1–4 players · 80–160 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Risk The Lord of the Rings: Fantasy, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Campaign / Battle Card Driven

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