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Antarctica(2006)

★ 4.9 BGG2–4 players120 minWeight 2.38
Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

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Looking for games like Antarctica? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — 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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★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.1
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79/100

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Les deux Bretagne: La guerre de succession 1341-1364(2007)

★ 7.62 players180 minWeight 2.7
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78/100

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Taifa(1998)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 2.1
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78/100

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Coalition: The Napoleonic Wars, 1805-1815(2021)

★ 6.12–6 players240 minWeight 2.4
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76/100

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Fatal Frame: The Card Game(2005)

★ 7.02–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
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76/100

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ScrumBrawl(2011)

★ 6.52–4 players50 minWeight 2.2
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76/100

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Hearts and Minds: Vietnam 1965-1975(2010)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.8
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74/100

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Risk: Édition Napoléon(1999)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Von Manstein's Triumph(2022)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 2.0
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71/100

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Risk: The Lord of the Rings(2002)

★ 5.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Plains Indian Wars(2022)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Trenchzone(2010)

★ 7.52 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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