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A Battle Through History(2022)

★ 7.0 BGG2–5 players90 minWeight 2.67
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingSet Collection

Games like A Battle Through History

Looking for games like A Battle Through History? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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73/100

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ISO Match
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ISO Match
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★ 6.62 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Dungeons & Dragons Dice Masters: Battle for Faerûn(2015)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Disastles(2018)

★ 6.82–5 players20 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Dungeons & Dragons Dice Masters: Faerûn Under Siege(2016)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Warring Kingdom(2014)

★ 7.42–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

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By Fire and Sword(2009)

★ 8.12 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Gnomopolis(2018)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Sonhando com Alice(2016)

★ 7.42–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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