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Cthulhu Wars: Duel – Extinction(2022)

★ 7.1 BGG2 players20 minWeight 2.33
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Games like Cthulhu Wars: Duel – Extinction

Looking for games like Cthulhu Wars: Duel – Extinction? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Cthulhu Wars(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
81/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Cthulhu Wars: Duel(2020)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
80/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Small World Underground(2011)

★ 7.22–5 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
79/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Cadwallon: City of Thieves(2010)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

O Vale dos Monstros(2011)

★ 6.72–5 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Risk 2210 A.D.(2001)

★ 6.72–5 players240 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction / Bidding

Risk: Star Wars – Original Trilogy Edition(2006)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Battleship Galaxies(2011)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementCritical Hits and Failures

Rum & Bones(2015)

★ 6.92–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceBias

Gangs of Mega-City One(2005)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Rise and Fall(1989)

★ 6.61–6 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Holdfast: Pacific 1941-45(2017)

★ 6.61–2 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

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