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An Impossible War: The First Carlist War in the North, 1834-1838(2025)

★ 8.9 BGG2 players180 minWeight 3.40
Action PointsChit-Pull SystemMovement Points

Games like An Impossible War: The First Carlist War in the North, 1834-1838

Looking for games like An Impossible War: The First Carlist War in the North, 1834-1838? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table. 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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Plantagenet: Cousins' War for England, 1459 - 1485(2023)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
62/100

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Bloody Dawns: The Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988(2017)

★ 7.72 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

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1866: The Struggle for Supremacy in Germany(2016)

★ 6.92 players180 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
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★ 7.42–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

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Against the Reich(1986)

★ 6.92 players480 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
60/100

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Brotherhood & Unity(2020)

★ 8.02–3 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

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Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth Edition)(2017)

★ 7.42–12 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
60/100

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Longstreet Attacks: The Second Day at Gettysburg(2018)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
60/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

Infinity: Operation Red Veil(2016)

★ 8.12 players30 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
60/100

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Infinity: Operation Icestorm(2014)

★ 8.42 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
60/100

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