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18 games like Star Wars Rebellion

The best games like Star Wars Rebellion are Forbidden Stars, War of the Ring Second Edition and Cry Havoc — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Forbidden Stars shares fighting, miniatures, science fiction with Star Wars Rebellion.

Every alternative below links to its own Star Wars Rebellion-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s civil war / fighting shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 3.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Forbidden Stars (2015)
   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
   View Forbidden Stars on Amazon →
2. 2. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
   View War of the Ring Second Edition on Amazon →
3. 3. Cry Havoc (2016)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Cry Havoc on Amazon →
4. 4. The Battle of Five Armies (2014)
   2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Fighting, Miniatures, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Star Wars Rebellion: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
5. 5. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
   2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Area-Impulse, Dice Rolling · 4 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~80 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
6. 6. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Fighting, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~120 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
7. 7. Alien vs Predator The Hunt Begins (2015)
   1–3 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Miniatures, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · ~120 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
8. 8. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Science Fiction, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
9. 9. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Miniatures, Wargame, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~135 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
10. 10. Scythe (2016)
    1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~107 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
11. 11. Exodus Proxima Centauri (2012)
    2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Fighting, Science Fiction, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
12. 12. Earth Reborn (2010)
    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
13. 13. StarCraft The Board Game (2007)
    2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement · 2 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
14. 14. Root (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~135 min shorter · same complexity
15. 15. Frank Herbert's Dune (1979)
    2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Fighting, Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~90 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
16. 16. Deep Madness (2018)
    1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Fighting, Miniatures, Science Fiction, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~120 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
17. 17. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
    3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy
    Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Science Fiction, Area Majority / Influence, Area-Impulse, Dice Rolling · 3 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~150 min longer · +0.5 heavier
18. 18. Mansions of Madness (2011)
    2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Star Wars Rebellion: Fighting, Miniatures, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Star Wars Rebellion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Star Wars Rebellion: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

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