SEED GAME#11530 BGG all-time

C.V.: A Game of the Battle of Midway(1979)

★ 7.3 BGG2–4 players300 minWeight 3.82
Critical Hits and FailuresDice RollingGrid Movement

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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ISO Match
75/100

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★ 8.02 playersWeight 4.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Air Force(1976)

★ 6.51–2 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Tokyo Express: The Guadalcanal Naval Campaign – 1942(1988)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Squad Leader(1977)

★ 7.62 players60 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Flight Leader(1986)

★ 6.32–8 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Gazala: The Clash of Armor(1983)

★ 6.42 players180 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
69/100

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The Jaws of Victory: Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket – January/February 1944(2020)

★ 8.52–5 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
69/100

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The Killing Ground: Campaign for Normandy, July-August 1944(2002)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
69/100

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PQ-17: Arctic Naval Operations 1941-1943(2009)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 4.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

IDF (Israeli Defense Force)(1993)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Elusive Victory: The Air War over the Suez Canal, 1967-1973(2009)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
68/100

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