Burnside Takes Command(2003)
Games like Burnside Takes Command
Looking for games like Burnside Takes Command? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on pushing your luck against the roll and 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Manassas(1980)
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1985: Sacred Oil(2021)
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Panzergruppe Guderian(1976)
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Gettysburg: High Tide of the Confederacy(1982)
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First Blood: The 1st and 2nd Battles of Manassas(1989)
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Bull Run: The First Major Battle of the American Civil War(1983)
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NATO: The Next War in Europe(1983)
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1792: La Patrie en Danger(1991)
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Kirovograd(1983)
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Goblin(1982)
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The Game of France, 1940: German Blitzkrieg in the West(1971)
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The Battle of Adobe Walls, November 25, 1864(2009)
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Manassas
1985: Sacred Oil
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Gettysburg: High Tide of the Confederacy
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NATO: The Next War in Europe
1792: La Patrie en Danger
Kirovograd
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The Game of France, 1940: German Blitzkrieg in the West
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