SEED GAME#25511 BGG all-time

A Dark and Bloody Ground(2004)

★ 5.7 BGG1–2 playersWeight 2.85
Area MovementHexagon Grid

Games like A Dark and Bloody Ground

Looking for games like A Dark and Bloody Ground? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table. 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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Battle for China, 1937-1941 (Second Edition)(2009)

★ 7.02–3 players240 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
80/100

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Reconquista! The Struggle for Iberia, 850-1250 AD(2013)

★ 6.21–3 players240 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
79/100

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La vallée de la mort(2006)

★ 5.72 players240 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
78/100

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Chicago, Chicago!(1970)

★ 5.52 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
78/100

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Area MovementHexagon Grid

Waterloo: The Fate of France(2007)

★ 5.92 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Remember the Maine! The Spanish-American War, 1898(1986)

★ 6.82 players240 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Area MovementDice RollingHexagon Grid

Great War at Sea: Cruiser Warfare(2004)

★ 6.72–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Area MovementDice RollingHexagon Grid

The Greek Civil War, 1947-49(2014)

★ 6.52 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHexagon Grid

Paukenschlag(2008)

★ 6.02 players240 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Area MovementHexagon GridSimulation

Suffren aux Indes(2000)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Area MovementHexagon Grid

Triomphe à Marengo(2023)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Area MovementSimulation

Old School Tactical: Volume 4 – Italian Theater 1943-45(2023)

★ 8.82 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingHexagon Grid

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