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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. 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 · 6 shared tags · 4 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Roma: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Valhalla →
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   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 · 5 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Fantastic Factories →
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   3. Wingspan (2019)

   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →

   Shares with Roma: Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Roma: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Wingspan →
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   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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Roma: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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   5. Hostage Negotiator (2015)

   1 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Hostage Negotiator alternatives →

   Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Roma: no player-count overlap (1 vs 2) · plays solo · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
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   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 · 6 shared tags · 4 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Roma: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2) · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · 0.3 lighter
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   7. Seasons (2012)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Seasons alternatives →

   Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Take That · 6 shared tags · 4 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.8 heavier
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   8. Dice Throne Season One (2018)

   2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Dice Throne Season One alternatives →

   Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Take That · 4 shared tags · 2 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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   9. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See 7 Wonders Duel alternatives →

   Shares with Roma: Ancient, Card Game, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Roma: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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    10. Dice Forge (2017)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Dice Forge alternatives →

    Shares with Roma: Ancient, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
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    11. Star Wars Destiny (2016)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Star Wars Destiny alternatives →

    Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Roma: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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    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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Roma: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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    13. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light

    Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Roma: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
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    14. Valeria Card Kingdoms (2016)

    1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Valeria Card Kingdoms alternatives →

    Shares with Roma: Card Game, Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Roma: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
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    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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
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    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 · 6 shared tags · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.9 heavier
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    17. Res Arcana (2019)

    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Res Arcana alternatives →

    Shares with Roma: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Take That · 4 shared tags · 3 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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    18. Summoner Wars (2009)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Summoner Wars alternatives →

    Shares with Roma: Card Game, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Take That · 5 shared tags · 4 of Roma’s 5 mechanics (80%)

    vs Roma: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Roma fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.