Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation(1980)
Games like Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation
Looking for games like Apocalypse: The Game of Nuclear Devastation? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
War & Peace(2012)
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Risk: Star Wars – Clone Wars Edition(2005)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Risk: Halo Legendary Edition(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
World War 5(2008)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Risk: Star Trek 50th Anniversary Edition(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Enemies of Rome(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Victory in the Pacific(1977)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Admirals' War: World War II at Sea(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Classic Warlord(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Red Dragon / Green Crescent(2012)
Shares Area Movement + 1 more
Norway 1940(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Risk: Édition Napoléon(1999)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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