SEED GAME#28164 BGG all-time

Alpha Omega(1977)

★ 5.4 BGG2–3 players120 minWeight 3.08
Action PointsAction QueueDice Rolling

Games like Alpha Omega

Looking for games like Alpha Omega? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll and 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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Kampfpanzer: Armored Combat, 1937-40(1973)

★ 5.82 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
73/100

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Panzer '44: Tactical Armored Combat, Europe, 1944-45(1975)

★ 6.42 players120 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

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MechWar '77: Tactical Armored Combat in the 1970's(1975)

★ 6.32 players270 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Air Force(1976)

★ 6.51–2 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Gladiator(1981)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
70/100

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Desert War: Tactical Warfare in North Africa(1973)

★ 5.72–4 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
70/100

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Bar-Lev: The 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Deluxe Edition(2019)

★ 7.31–5 players300 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Korsoun 1944(2007)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Austerlitz 1805: Rising Eagles(2016)

★ 8.41–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Space Empires 4X(2011)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
68/100

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1985: Sacred Oil(2021)

★ 9.11–6 players300 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Asteroid Pirates: A Game of Ship to Ship Combat in the Asteroid Belts(1981)

★ 5.62–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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