Amateurs to Arms!(2012)
Games like Amateurs to Arms!
Looking for games like Amateurs to Arms!? 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.
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The Lamps are Going Out: World War I(2016)
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España 1936(2007)
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Hellenes: Campaigns of the Peloponnesian War(2009)
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Victory in Europe(2015)
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Age of Napoleon(2003)
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FAB: Sicily(2011)
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Hearts and Minds: Vietnam 1965-1975(2010)
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Hammer of the Scots(2002)
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Eagles of the Empire: Preussisch-Eylau(1999)
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Seas of Thunder: Global Naval Warfare, 1939-45(2023)
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Dawn's Early Light: The War of 1812(2020)
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