Cry Havoc(1981)
Games like Cry Havoc
Looking for games like Cry Havoc? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Siege(1983)
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Viking Raiders(1987)
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Outremer(1987)
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Samurai Blades: The Game of Man-to-Man Combat in Feudal Japan(1984)
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Ascari: African Battles of the Italian Army 1890-1895(2012)
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Dark Blades(1986)
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The Battle of the Alma(1978)
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Battlefield: Europe(1990)
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Ogre(1977)
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Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles(2021)
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The Battle of Adobe Walls, November 25, 1864(2009)
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G.E.V.(1978)
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Siege
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Ascari: African Battles of the Italian Army 1890-1895
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