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1972: The Lost Phantom(2017)

★ 7.0 BGG1 players30 minWeight 1.71
Dice RollingEventsHexagon Grid

Games like 1972: The Lost Phantom

Looking for games like 1972: The Lost Phantom? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and 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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★ 6.61 playersWeight 2.0
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65/100

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★ 7.81 playersWeight 1.6
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64/100

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1872: The Lost Crows(2019)

★ 6.71 players30 minWeight 2.0
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64/100

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Saigon 75(2023)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

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Destinies(2021)

★ 7.71–3 players90 minWeight 1.9
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63/100

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Long Range Recon Patrol: A Solitaire Wargame(2023)

★ 8.71 players10 minWeight 2.0
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62/100

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Green Berets: Vietnam(2015)

★ 7.01 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

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Trails of Tucana(2019)

★ 7.41–8 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

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Star Drifter(2023)

★ 8.01 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

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Ghosts of the Jungle: A Solitaire Wargame(2022)

★ 7.71 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

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Cascadito(2024)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
61/100

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Irish Freedom(2013)

★ 7.41 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

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