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Ambush Alley! A Game of Modern Urban Combat(2007)

★ 7.8 BGG1–2 players60 minWeight 2.60
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Games like Ambush Alley! A Game of Modern Urban Combat

Looking for games like Ambush Alley! A Game of Modern Urban Combat? 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.

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

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★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.9
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79/100

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Shenandoah: Jackson's Valley Campaign(2011)

★ 7.02 players120 minWeight 2.5
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78/100

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Pocket Battles: Elves vs. Orcs(2010)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 2.1
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73/100

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WestFront II: The War in Europe 1943-45 – Second Edition(2006)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.4
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72/100

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Pacific Victory: Pacific Theater of WW2 – Second Edition(2018)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.0
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68/100

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Combined Arms: Command Decision Series Game(1988)

★ 7.22 players240 minWeight 3.0
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68/100

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Great War at Sea: Russo-Japanese War(2013)

★ 7.81–2 players30 minWeight 3.0
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68/100

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Battle of Britain(2017)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.5
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68/100

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Battle of the Bulge: Platoon Level Combat in World War II – A Panzer Grenadier Game(2002)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.7
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67/100

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Kings of War (Third Edition)(2019)

★ 8.52–99 playersWeight 3.0
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67/100

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Savage Worlds(2003)

★ 8.02–10 playersWeight 3.0
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67/100

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Age of Fantasy(2017)

★ 8.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
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67/100

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