Dragonriders of Pern(1983)
Games like Dragonriders of Pern
Looking for games like Dragonriders of Pern? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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.
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I, Napoleon(2024)
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Psycho Raiders(2014)
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A Pragmatic War: The War of the Austrian Succession 1741 – 1748(2019)
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Nine Years: The War of the Grand Alliance 1688-1697(2017)
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Assault on Hoth: The Empire Strikes Back(1988)
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The Halls of Montezuma(2009)
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The Price of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865(2008)
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Borderlands: Mister Torgue's Arena of Badassery(2023)
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Who Goes There?(2018)
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Down with the King(1981)
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Napoleon 1807(2020)
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