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18 games like Root

The best games like Root are Chaos in the Old World, War of the Ring and The Battle of Five Armies — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Chaos in the Old World shares fantasy, wargame, area majority / influence with Root.

Ranked alternatives to Root (animals, fantasy), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Root’s medium-heavy weight.

1. 1. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Root: Fantasy, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
2. 2. War of the Ring (2004)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Root: Fantasy, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
3. 3. The Battle of Five Armies (2014)
   2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Root: Fantasy, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
4. 4. Tail Feathers (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Root: Animals, Fantasy, Wargame, Action Queue, Dice Rolling
5. 5. Dawn of Peacemakers (2018)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Root: Animals, Fantasy, Wargame, Action Queue, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
6. 6. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
   3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Root: Fantasy, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Hand Management
7. 7. Might & Magic Heroes The Board Game (2012)
   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
   Shares with Root: Fantasy, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
8. 8. Warhammer Underworlds Beastgrave (2019)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Root: Fantasy, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management
9. 9. Titans (2021)
   1–4 players · 80–160 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Root: Fantasy, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
10. 10. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Root: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
11. 11. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
    2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Root: Fantasy, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
12. 12. Forbidden Stars (2015)
    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Root: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
13. 13. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
    2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Root: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
14. 14. Black Rose Wars (2019)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Root: Fantasy, Action Queue, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
15. 15. Oath Chronicles of Empire and Exile (2021)
    1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Root: Fantasy, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling
16. 16. Assault of the Giants (2017)
    3–6 players · 60–150 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Root: Fantasy, Action Retrieval, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling
17. 17. Rising Sun (2018)
    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Root: Fantasy, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement
18. 18. A Game of Thrones (2003)
    3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Root: Fantasy, Wargame, Area Movement, Hand Management

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