Runewars / Similar games

18 games like Runewars

Ranked alternatives to Runewars (adventure, fantasy), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Runewars’s medium-heavy weight. Duel of Ages II is the closest match.

1. 1. Duel of Ages II (2013)
   2–8 players · 150 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Wargame, Grid Movement, Modular Board
2. 2. Descent Journeys in the Dark (2005)
   2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers
3. 3. Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)
   1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers
4. 4. Might & Magic Heroes The Board Game (2012)
   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
   Shares with Runewars: Fantasy, Fighting, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers
5. 5. Shadows of Brimstone Forbidden Fortress (2018)
   1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers
6. 6. Krosmaster Quest (2015)
   2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers
7. 7. The Battle of Five Armies (2014)
   2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence
8. 8. Clockwork Wars (2015)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Runewars: Fantasy, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Modular Board, Simultaneous Action Selection
9. 9. Star Wars Imperial Assault (2014)
   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fighting, Wargame, Grid Movement, Modular Board
10. 10. Arcadia Quest (2014)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers
11. 11. Claustrophobia (2009)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers
12. 12. Heroes of Land (2018)
    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Runewars: Fantasy, Fighting, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers
13. 13. Arcadia Quest Inferno (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers
14. 14. Dungeons & Dragons The Fantasy Adventure Board Game (2003)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers
15. 15. Mordheim City of the Damned (1999)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Runewars: Fantasy, Fighting, Wargame, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers
16. 16. Claustrophobia 1643 (2019)
    2 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Grid Movement, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers
17. 17. Dungeon Twister 2 Prison (2009)
    1–2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Grid Movement, Modular Board
18. 18. Super Dungeon Explore Forgotten King (2015)
    1–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Runewars: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Grid Movement, Modular Board

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