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Deadlands: The Battle for Slaughter Gulch(2009)

★ 5.8 BGG2–6 players60 minWeight 2.92
Area MovementDice RollingSecret Unit Deployment

Games like Deadlands: The Battle for Slaughter Gulch

Looking for games like Deadlands: The Battle for Slaughter Gulch? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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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Cthulhu Wars(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Time War: A Game of Time Travel and Conflict(1979)

★ 5.72–4 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingSecret Unit Deployment

Small World Underground(2011)

★ 7.22–5 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Guards! Guards! A Discworld Boardgame(2011)

★ 5.62–6 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Fury of Dracula (Second Edition)(2005)

★ 7.12–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingHidden MovementPoint to Point Movement

Cthulhu Wars: Duel(2020)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Richard III: The Wars of the Roses(2009)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Halloween(2017)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Action PointsAction RetrievalArea Movement

Machiavelli(1977)

★ 7.14–8 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingPlayer Elimination

Spells of Doom(2014)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Mare Nostrum: Empires(2016)

★ 7.53–5 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingSet Collection

Full Thrust(1992)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Action QueueDice RollingMeasurement Movement

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