Black Hole(1978)
Games like Black Hole
Looking for games like Black Hole? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table. 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
Postcard from the Revolution(2004)
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Escape from Altassar(1982)
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Ager Sanguinis(2017)
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12 Hours at Maleme(2022)
Shares Grid Movement + 2 more
Debrecen 1944: Storms in the East 2 – Hungary(2017)
Shares Grid Movement + 2 more
La Bataille de Paris: 1814, Le Crépuscule de l'Aigle(2013)
Shares Grid Movement + 2 more
Chaco: Bolivia vs. Paraguay, 1932-35(1973)
Shares Grid Movement + 2 more
Starship Captain(1982)
Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more
Yeoman: Tactical Warfare in the Renaissance Age, 1250-1550(1975)
Shares Grid Movement + 2 more
Rocroi 1643(1996)
Shares Grid Movement + 2 more
Desert War: Egypt, 1940(2010)
Shares Grid Movement + 2 more
Last Stand at Isandlwana, 22 January 1879(2018)
Shares Grid Movement + 2 more
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Postcard from the Revolution
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Chaco: Bolivia vs. Paraguay, 1932-35
Starship Captain
Yeoman: Tactical Warfare in the Renaissance Age, 1250-1550
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Desert War: Egypt, 1940
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