Advanced Squad Leader(1985)
Games like Advanced Squad Leader
Looking for games like Advanced Squad Leader? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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
Squad Leader(1977)
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Flat Top(1977)
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Rise and Decline of the Third Reich(1974)
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The Killing Ground: Campaign for Normandy, July-August 1944(2002)
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Gazala: The Clash of Armor(1983)
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Korsun Pocket: Little Stalingrad on the Dnepr(1979)
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Prelude to Disaster: The Soviet Spring Offensive(1992)
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The Jaws of Victory: Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket – January/February 1944(2020)
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MechWar 2: Red Star / White Star Modern Mechanized Combat in Europe(1979)
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Hetzer Sniper!: Sniper Companion Game #1(1987)
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World in Flames(1985)
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Armor: A Tactical Game of Armored Combat in Western Europe, 1944-1945(1980)
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