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Counter-Attack: The Battle of Arras, 1940(2019)

★ 7.3 BGG2 players120 minWeight 2.46
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementArea-Impulse

Games like Counter-Attack: The Battle of Arras, 1940

Looking for games like Counter-Attack: The Battle of Arras, 1940? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and 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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Counter-Attack! Arras(2009)

★ 6.12 players180 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
83/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementArea-Impulse

Storm Over Arnhem(1981)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
81/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Advantage TokenArea MovementArea-Impulse

Return to the Rock: Corregidor, 1945(2020)

★ 7.62 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

Storm Over Kunlun Pass, 1939(2010)

★ 6.62 players180 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseChit-Pull System

Amerika(2015)

★ 7.42–3 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

The Siege of Orgun: Afghanistan, 1983(2015)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

Storm Over Taierzhuang(2007)

★ 6.51–2 players120 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Movement + 4 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseChit-Pull System

Moscow '41(2016)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

WWII Commander: Volume One – Battle of the Bulge(2020)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingMovement Points

Downfall of the Third Reich(2022)

★ 7.72–3 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingMovement Points

Les Guerres de Bourgogne 1474-1477(2014)

★ 7.12 players120 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Roads to Stalingrad: Campaign Commander Series(2009)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

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