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Catherine the Great(2005)

★ 6.3 BGG1–3 playersWeight 2.70
Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Catherine the Great

Looking for games like Catherine the Great? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it. 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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Tank Duel: Enemy in the Crosshairs(2019)

★ 7.51–8 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 1 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Gift of the Nile: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt(2024)

★ 7.61 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Les deux Bretagne: La guerre de succession 1341-1364(2007)

★ 7.62 players180 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Victory & Glory: Napoleon(2017)

★ 7.11–2 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Fleet Commander: Nimitz – The WWII Pacific Ocean Solitaire Strategy Game(2014)

★ 7.21 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Crète 1941: Opération Merkur(1998)

★ 6.81–2 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Mound Builders(2014)

★ 7.21 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Tempête sur l'Europe 1939-1945(2006)

★ 6.21–2 players180 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

Western Front Ace: The Great War in the Air, 1916-1918(2023)

★ 8.61 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenRole Playing

Eastern Front Solitaire(1986)

★ 6.01 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementSimulationSolo / Solitaire Game

Coalition: The Napoleonic Wars, 1805-1815(2021)

★ 6.12–6 players240 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Revolution Road(2017)

★ 7.41–2 players120 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

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