SEED GAME#18594 BGG all-time

Drive on Damascus(1981)

★ 6.6 BGG2 players600 minWeight 2.67
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Games like Drive on Damascus

Looking for games like Drive on Damascus? 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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★ 7.92 players90 minWeight 2.8
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86/100

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China Incident(1985)

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82/100

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Last Stand: The Battle for Moscow 1941-42(2008)

★ 7.91–2 playersWeight 2.8
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81/100

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Across the Bug River: Volodymyr-Volynskyi 1941(2021)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 2.9
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Decision at Kasserine: Rommel's Last Chance – Designer Signature Edition(2020)

★ 7.91–2 players180 minWeight 2.5
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81/100

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Stalingrad Pocket: 2nd Edition – The Wehrmacht's Greatest Disaster(1996)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 2.6
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81/100

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It Never Snows(2012)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.5
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80/100

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A Victory Denied: Crisis at Smolensk, July-September, 1941(2009)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.6
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80/100

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Panzer Battles: 11th Panzer on the Chir River(2016)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.8
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80/100

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Autumn For Barbarossa(2017)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.4
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80/100

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The Bulge(2008)

★ 7.22 players240 minWeight 2.2
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80/100

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