SEED GAME#14929 BGG all-time

Battlewagon(1981)

★ 6.4 BGG2–6 players30 minWeight 2.44
Action QueueDice RollingGrid Movement

Games like Battlewagon

Looking for games like Battlewagon? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Talon(2016)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Fast Attack Boats: A Game of the Arab-Israeli Naval War 1973(1980)

★ 6.32–3 players15 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Coral Sea Solitaire(2022)

★ 7.41–2 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementPaper-and-Pencil

Mayday(1978)

★ 6.02 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Action QueueDice RollingGrid Movement

Unconditional Surrender! Case Blue(2010)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Fire When Ready(1982)

★ 6.41–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Critical Hits and FailuresDice RollingGrid Movement

Eastern Front Tank Leader(1986)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingEvents

Close Assault: A Man-to-Man Game of Squad Tactics and Command – Europe 1939-1945(1983)

★ 7.31–4 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Action PointsChit-Pull SystemDice Rolling

Mustangs(1991)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Aces High: War in the Air 1914 - 1918(1980)

★ 6.51–2 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

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Action QueueDice RollingGrid Movement

Undaunted: Stalingrad(2022)

★ 8.52 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingHexagon Grid

Fight for the Sky(1982)

★ 6.22 players120 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

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