C.V.: A Game of the Battle of Midway(1979)
Games like C.V.: A Game of the Battle of Midway
Looking for games like C.V.: A Game of the Battle of Midway? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Flat Top(1977)
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Downtown: Air War Over Hanoi, 1965-1972(2004)
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Air Force(1976)
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Tokyo Express: The Guadalcanal Naval Campaign – 1942(1988)
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Squad Leader(1977)
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Flight Leader(1986)
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Gazala: The Clash of Armor(1983)
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The Jaws of Victory: Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket – January/February 1944(2020)
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The Killing Ground: Campaign for Normandy, July-August 1944(2002)
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PQ-17: Arctic Naval Operations 1941-1943(2009)
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IDF (Israeli Defense Force)(1993)
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Elusive Victory: The Air War over the Suez Canal, 1967-1973(2009)
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