SEED GAME#5810 BGG all-time

A Most Dangerous Time: Japan in Chaos, 1570-1584(2009)

★ 7.3 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.12
Action PointsChit-Pull SystemDice Rolling

Games like A Most Dangerous Time: Japan in Chaos, 1570-1584

Looking for games like A Most Dangerous Time: Japan in Chaos, 1570-1584? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — 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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★ 7.72 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Kawanakajima 1561(2009)

★ 7.81–2 players120 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

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The Great Crisis of Frederick II(2020)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

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The Ottomans: Rise of the Turkish Empire, 1453-1571(2004)

★ 6.12–4 players180 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

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FAB: The Bulge(2008)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Silent War(2005)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
69/100

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The Conquistadors: The Spanish Conquest of the Americas 1518-1548(2020)

★ 7.01–5 players180 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

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No Peace Without Honor!: The Dutch War 1672-1678(2022)

★ 7.82 players150 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! – Operation Barbarossa 1941 (Second Edition)(2012)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel! – Kursk 1943(2009)

★ 7.71–4 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

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World At War 85: Storming the Gap(2019)

★ 8.61–2 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

EastFront: The War in Russia 1941-45 – Second Edition(2006)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
68/100

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