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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Battlesystem(1985)

★ 5.7 BGG2 players120 minWeight 2.97
Dice RollingMeasurement MovementPaper-and-Pencil

Games like Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Battlesystem

Looking for games like Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Battlesystem? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — 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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UltraQuest: Gold, Ruhm! und Ehre!(2016)

★ 8.22–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

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Shako: Rules and Army Lists for Napoleonic Wargaming(1995)

★ 7.22–8 players180 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
72/100

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Mordheim: City of the Damned(1999)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingMeasurement MovementModular Board

Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age(2020)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Man O' War(1993)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Guards of Traitor's Toll(2025)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingMeasurement MovementSemi-Cooperative Game

Kings of War (Second Edition)(2015)

★ 8.32 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingMeasurement MovementVariable Player Powers

Guild Ball: Kick Off!(2016)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Hordes of the Things(1991)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game: Rules Manual(2018)

★ 8.62–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
67/100

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Marvel: Crisis Protocol Core Set(2019)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Warlords of Erehwon Rulebook(2019)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

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