1918: Death on the Rails(2018)
Games like 1918: Death on the Rails
Looking for games like 1918: Death on the Rails? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on pushing your luck against the roll and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Hold the Line(2008)
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Hold the Line: Frederick's War(2013)
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Clash for a Continent: Battles of the American Revolution and French & Indian War(2005)
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For Honor and Glory: War of 1812 Land and Naval Battles(2005)
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Hold the Line: The American Civil War(2019)
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Heroscape: Battle for the Wellspring Battle Box(2024)
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Tank Clash: Western Front(2023)
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Survive: Space Attack!(2015)
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OPPIDUM: Celtic Warriors Against Roman Legionaries(2025)
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Red Typhoon: The Soviet Winter Counter-Offensive, 1942(2017)
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Napoleon Returns 1815(2020)
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Victoria Cross II: Battle of Isandlwana & Rorke's Drift(2011)
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Hold the Line
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Tank Clash: Western Front
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