SEED GAME#26878 BGG all-time

Battle: The Game of Strategy(1979)

★ 5.6 BGG2 players30 minWeight 1.70
Grid MovementHexagon GridMovement Points

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Looking for games like Battle: The Game of Strategy? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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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Olympica(1978)

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68/100

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68/100

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Battles on the Ice: Defeats of the Livonian Order at Peipus and Karuse(2017)

★ 7.52 players60 minWeight 2.0
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68/100

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Chickamauga: The Last Victory, 20 September 1863(1975)

★ 7.02 players120 minWeight 2.1
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68/100

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Ambon: Burning Sun & Little Seagulls(2021)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 2.1
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68/100

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Saipan: Conquest of the Marianas, June 1944(1975)

★ 6.72 players90 minWeight 2.0
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67/100

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The Picrocholine Wars(2011)

★ 6.92 players90 minWeight 2.1
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67/100

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Les Rois Francs(2011)

★ 6.72 players40 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Borkowo 1806(2008)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.1
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67/100

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