SEED GAME#13012 BGG all-time

1940(1980)

★ 6.6 BGG2 players120 minWeight 2.18
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Games like 1940

Looking for games like 1940? 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. 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Moscow: The Advance of Army Group Center, Autumn 1941(2019)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.4
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84/100

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D-Day(1961)

★ 5.92 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
83/100

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Afrika: 2nd Edition(2006)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
81/100

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Decision at Kasserine: Rommel's Last Chance – Designer Signature Edition(2020)

★ 7.91–2 players180 minWeight 2.5
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81/100

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Autumn For Barbarossa(2017)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
80/100

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The Bulge(2008)

★ 7.22 players240 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
80/100

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Alexander the Great(1971)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
80/100

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Forgotten Pacific Battles(2020)

★ 7.21–2 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
80/100

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Tamburlaine the Great: The Battle of Angorra, 1402(1979)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.3
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80/100

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Patton's 3rd Army: The Lorraine Campaign(1980)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 2.7
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80/100

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Stalingrad Pocket: The Wehrmacht's Greatest Disaster(1992)

★ 6.91–2 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
80/100

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Totensonntag(2007)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
80/100

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