Ambush!(1983)
Games like Ambush!
Looking for games like Ambush!? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Battle Hymn(1986)
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Submarine(1976)
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Bar-Lev: The 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Deluxe Edition(2019)
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Patton's Best(1987)
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Austerlitz 1805: Rising Eagles(2016)
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Velikye Luki: Little Stalingrad of the North(2000)
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Conquistador: The Age of Exploration – 1495-1600(1976)
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Raid on St. Nazaire(1987)
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Space Empires 4X(2011)
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Patrol!: Man-to-Man Combat in the 20th Century(1974)
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Ardennes(1994)
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Forgotten Legions: Designer Signature Edition(2018)
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Conquistador: The Age of Exploration – 1495-1600
Raid on St. Nazaire
Space Empires 4X
Patrol!: Man-to-Man Combat in the 20th Century
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