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D-Day at Iwo Jima(2018)

★ 6.5 BGG1–2 players90 minWeight 4.29
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingGrid Movement

Games like D-Day at Iwo Jima

Looking for games like D-Day at Iwo Jima? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — 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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Enemy Action: Ardennes(2015)

★ 8.61–2 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
83/100

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Burma: The Forgotten War, 1943–1944(2022)

★ 7.31–2 players360 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
79/100

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South Pacific: Breaking the Bismarck Barrier 1942-1943(2016)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 4.1
ISO Match
78/100

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Carrier Battle: Philippine Sea(2023)

★ 8.61 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
77/100

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Empire of the Sun: The Pacific War 1941-1945(2005)

★ 8.31–2 players360 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
76/100

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D-Day at Peleliu(2015)

★ 8.11 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
76/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenHexagon GridSimulation

Arracourt(2022)

★ 8.42 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
76/100

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Thunder in the East(2018)

★ 8.42–4 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
76/100

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The Third Winter: The Battle for the Ukraine September 1943-April 1944(2021)

★ 8.62–6 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
75/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Sicily II(2016)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
75/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Hungarian Rhapsody: The Eastern Front in Hungary(2020)

★ 8.31–2 playersWeight 4.4
ISO Match
75/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

A World at War: Second World War in Europe and the Pacific(2003)

★ 7.61–6 playersWeight 4.8
ISO Match
75/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

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