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18 games like Small World

The best games like Small World are War of the Ring Second Edition, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Blood Rage — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. War of the Ring Second Edition shares fantasy, fighting, territory building with Small World.

Every alternative below links to its own Small World-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s fantasy / fighting shelf.

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

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1. 1. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Small World: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min longer · +1.8 heavier
   View War of the Ring Second Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Small World: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~90 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
3. 3. Blood Rage (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Small World: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Blood Rage on Amazon →
4. 4. Mice and Mystics (2012)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Small World: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. Legends of Andor (2012)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Small World: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 6. Cthulhu Death May Die (2019)
   1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Small World: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · same complexity
7. 7. The Others (2016)
   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Small World: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
8. 8. Champions of Midgard (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Small World: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
9. 9. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
   1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Small World: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +0.2 heavier
10. 10. Tyrants of the Underdark (2016)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Set-up · 2 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Small World: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
11. 11. Arcadia Quest (2014)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Small World: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
12. 12. Cthulhu Wars (2015)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 4 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Small World: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.8 heavier
13. 13. Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Movement, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Small World: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
14. 14. Runebound Second Edition (2005)
    2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Small World: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~120 min longer · +0.3 heavier
15. 15. Summoner Wars Master Set (2011)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Small World: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Conan (2016)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Small World: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
17. 17. Claustrophobia (2009)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Small World: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
18. 18. HATE (2019)
    2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Small World: Fantasy, Fighting, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Small World’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Small World: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · same complexity

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