SEED GAME#26243 BGG all-time

Carrier Strike(1981)

★ 5.6 BGG2 players180 minWeight 2.71
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Games like Carrier Strike

Looking for games like Carrier Strike? 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.

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

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Guadalcanal(1992)

★ 6.62 players90 minWeight 2.6
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84/100

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Midway(1991)

★ 6.52 players90 minWeight 2.3
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Sink the Bismarck!(1992)

★ 6.42 players180 minWeight 3.0
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83/100

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The Flight of the Goeben: World War I Naval Operations in the Mediterranean(1970)

★ 7.42 players90 minWeight 2.8
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82/100

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TaskForce: Naval Tactics and Operations in the 1980's(1981)

★ 6.72 players360 minWeight 3.3
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76/100

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Run Silent, Run Deep(1993)

★ 6.52–6 players180 minWeight 2.7
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72/100

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Coral Sea: Turning the Japanese Advance, 1942(1974)

★ 6.52 players120 minWeight 2.4
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72/100

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Outreach: The Conquest of the Galaxy, 3000AD(1976)

★ 6.61–4 players960 minWeight 3.3
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72/100

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Great War at Sea / Second World War at Sea: Cone of Fire(2008)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.9
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71/100

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Great War at Sea: Russo-Japanese War(2013)

★ 7.81–2 players30 minWeight 3.0
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71/100

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Battle of the Bulge: Platoon Level Combat in World War II – A Panzer Grenadier Game(2002)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.7
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71/100

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Victory: World War II(1998)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.6
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71/100

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