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Cataclysm: A Second World War(2018)

★ 7.5 BGG2–5 playersWeight 3.95
Area MovementChit-Pull SystemDice Rolling

Games like Cataclysm: A Second World War

Looking for games like Cataclysm: A Second World War? 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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Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940(2009)

★ 7.52–4 players360 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Fief(2011)

★ 7.23–6 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

War Room(2019)

★ 8.22–6 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDelayed PurchaseDice Rolling

Enemy Action: Ardennes(2015)

★ 8.61–2 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenChit-Pull SystemDice Rolling

Death in the Trenches: The Great War 1914-1918 (Second Edition)(2022)

★ 7.61–2 players300 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementChit-Pull SystemDice Rolling

Axis & Allies: Europe 1940(2010)

★ 7.62–6 players360 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

The War Game: World War II(2005)

★ 7.12–6 players240 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Europe Engulfed: WWII European Theatre Block Game(2003)

★ 7.52–3 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Race For Bastogne(2022)

★ 8.42 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 2 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHexagon Grid

Operation Mercury: The Invasion of Crete(2017)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 2 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHexagon Grid

Absolute Victory: World Conflict 1939-1945(2017)

★ 7.72 players120 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 2 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingEvents

Asia Engulfed(2007)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

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