Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Battlesystem(1985)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
UltraQuest: Gold, Ruhm! und Ehre!(2016)
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Shako: Rules and Army Lists for Napoleonic Wargaming(1995)
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Mordheim: City of the Damned(1999)
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Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age(2020)
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Man O' War(1993)
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Guards of Traitor's Toll(2025)
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Kings of War (Second Edition)(2015)
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Guild Ball: Kick Off!(2016)
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Hordes of the Things(1991)
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Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game: Rules Manual(2018)
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Marvel: Crisis Protocol Core Set(2019)
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Warlords of Erehwon Rulebook(2019)
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