SEED GAME#23664 BGG all-time

Admirals(1972)

★ 5.7 BGG2 players30 minWeight 1.70
Grid MovementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Games like Admirals

Looking for games like Admirals? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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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NORAD(1973)

★ 6.61–2 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Grid MovementSecret Unit DeploymentSimulation

Warships(1981)

★ 6.42 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Grid MovementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Stratego (Revised Edition)(2008)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Volto(2022)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Memory + 2 more

DeductionMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Cavemen Playing With Fire(2012)

★ 5.62 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementMemory

Hunt the Ravager(2021)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementMemoryModular Board

Stratego(1946)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Broadside(1962)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementSecret Unit DeploymentSquare Grid

Dover Patrol(1919)

★ 6.22 players180 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Stratego(2011)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Ramses II(1997)

★ 5.81–5 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementMemoryVariable Set-up

Good & Bad Ghosts(1980)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementPlayer EliminationPoint to Point Movement

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