SEED GAME#1370 BGG all-time

Ambush!(1983)

★ 7.5 BGG1 players180 minWeight 3.25
Action PointsDice RollingEvents

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Battle Hymn(1986)

★ 7.61 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
79/100

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Submarine(1976)

★ 6.61–6 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
72/100

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

★ 7.31–5 players300 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Patton's Best(1987)

★ 6.81 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Austerlitz 1805: Rising Eagles(2016)

★ 8.41–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Velikye Luki: Little Stalingrad of the North(2000)

★ 7.41–2 players180 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

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Conquistador: The Age of Exploration – 1495-1600(1976)

★ 6.51–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
70/100

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Raid on St. Nazaire(1987)

★ 7.31 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Space Empires 4X(2011)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Patrol!: Man-to-Man Combat in the 20th Century(1974)

★ 6.31–3 players240 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Ardennes(1994)

★ 7.11–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridMovement Points

Forgotten Legions: Designer Signature Edition(2018)

★ 7.71–4 players180 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

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