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18 games like Roma

The best games like Roma are Valhalla, Fantastic Factories and Wingspan — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Valhalla shares card game, dice, card drafting with Roma.

Every alternative below links to its own Roma-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s ancient / card game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Roma’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Valhalla (2018)
   1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Take That · 4 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Roma: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
   View Valhalla on Amazon →
2. 2. Fantastic Factories (2019)
   1–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Roma: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
   View Fantastic Factories on Amazon →
3. 3. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roma: Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Roma: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Wingspan on Amazon →
4. 4. Duelosaur Island (2018)
   1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Roma: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
5. 5. Hostage Negotiator (2015)
   1 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Roma: no player-count overlap (1–1 vs 2–2) · plays solo · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
6. 6. Munchkin Legends (2013)
   3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roma: Ancient, Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Take That · 4 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Roma: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2–2) · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · 0.3 lighter
7. 7. Seasons (2012)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Take That · 4 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.8 heavier
8. 8. Dice Throne Season One (2018)
   2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Take That · 2 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Roma: Ancient, Card Game, Card Drafting · 1 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Roma: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
10. 10. Dice Forge (2017)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Roma: Ancient, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
11. 11. Star Wars Destiny (2016)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Roma: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game (2017)
    1–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Roma: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
13. 13. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Roma: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Valeria Card Kingdoms (2016)
    1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Roma: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. Here to Slay (2020)
    2–6 players · 15–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
16. 16. Sorcerer (2019)
    2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Roma: Ancient, Card Game, Dice, Action Points, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.9 heavier
17. 17. Res Arcana (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Roma: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
18. 18. Summoner Wars (2009)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Roma: Card Game, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Take That · 4 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (80%)
    vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier

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