Battle of the Five Armies(1975)
Games like Battle of the Five Armies
Looking for games like Battle of the Five Armies? 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.
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MedFront: War in North Africa 1940-43(1994)
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Heroes of the Soviet Union: The Defense of Mother Russia 1942-43(2001)
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Nomad Gods(1977)
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World At War 85: Storming the Gap(2019)
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Albion: Land of Faerie(1981)
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Demonlord(1981)
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Second World War at Sea: Horn of Africa(2013)
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Fighting Formations: US 29th Infantry Division(2025)
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Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944(2019)
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Fading Glory(2012)
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Sixth Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the Mediterranean(1985)
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The Legend Begins: North Africa, 1940-42(1991)
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MedFront: War in North Africa 1940-43
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Nomad Gods
World At War 85: Storming the Gap
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Demonlord
Second World War at Sea: Horn of Africa
Fighting Formations: US 29th Infantry Division
Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944
Fading Glory
Sixth Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the Mediterranean
The Legend Begins: North Africa, 1940-42
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