SEED GAME#24675 BGG all-time

Battle of the Five Armies(1975)

★ 5.9 BGG2–5 players180 minWeight 2.71
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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.

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

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MedFront: War in North Africa 1940-43(1994)

★ 6.42 players180 minWeight 3.1
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78/100

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Heroes of the Soviet Union: The Defense of Mother Russia 1942-43(2001)

★ 6.32 players60 minWeight 2.8
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78/100

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Nomad Gods(1977)

★ 7.32–5 players300 minWeight 2.6
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75/100

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World At War 85: Storming the Gap(2019)

★ 8.61–2 playersWeight 3.2
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75/100

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Albion: Land of Faerie(1981)

★ 6.72 players120 minWeight 2.8
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75/100

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Demonlord(1981)

★ 6.82 players90 minWeight 2.9
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75/100

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Second World War at Sea: Horn of Africa(2013)

★ 8.21–2 players30 minWeight 2.7
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74/100

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Fighting Formations: US 29th Infantry Division(2025)

★ 8.62 playersWeight 3.0
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74/100

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Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944(2019)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 3.1
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74/100

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Fading Glory(2012)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.6
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74/100

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Sixth Fleet: Modern Naval Combat in the Mediterranean(1985)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 3.3
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74/100

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The Legend Begins: North Africa, 1940-42(1991)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.1
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74/100

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