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18 games like Roll Player

The best games like Roll Player are Champions of Midgard, Seasons and Frostgrave — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Champions of Midgard shares dice, fantasy, dice rolling with Roll Player.

Every alternative below links to its own Roll Player-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s dice / fantasy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Roll Player’s 2.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Champions of Midgard (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Roll Player: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
   View Champions of Midgard on Amazon →
2. 2. Seasons (2012)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Drafting · 3 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Roll Player: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
   View Seasons on Amazon →
3. 3. Frostgrave (2015)
   2–8 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Roll Player: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Frostgrave on Amazon →
4. 4. Aerion (2019)
   1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 3 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Roll Player: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~52 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
5. 5. Dice Throne Season One (2018)
   2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Roll Player: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
6. 6. Dice Forge (2017)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Roll Player: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
7. 7. Valeria Card Kingdoms (2016)
   1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Roll Player: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~37 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
8. 8. Wizards of the Wild (2015)
   1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Roll Player: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
9. 9. Ashes Rise of the Phoenixborn (2015)
   2–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Roll Player: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
10. 10. Rangers of Shadow Deep (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Roll Player: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.2 lighter
11. 11. Atlantis Rising (Second Edition) (2019)
    1–7 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Roll Player: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 7 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
12. 12. Sagrada (2017)
    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Dice Rolling, Drafting, Set Collection · 3 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Roll Player: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~37 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
13. 13. Call to Adventure (2019)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 2 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Roll Player: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
14. 14. The Castles of Burgundy (2011)
    2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 2 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Roll Player: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
15. 15. Gloom of Kilforth A Fantasy Quest Game (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Roll Player: Fantasy, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Roll Player: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
16. 16. Tidal Blades Heroes of the Reef (2020)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Roll Player: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Roll Player: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
17. 17. Sorcerer (2019)
    2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Roll Player: Dice, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Roll Player: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
18. 18. Runebound Second Edition (2005)
    2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Roll Player: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Roll Player’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Roll Player: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~105 min longer · +0.3 heavier

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