SEED GAME#16097 BGG all-time

ElfBall(2007)

★ 7.1 BGG2 players75 minWeight 2.88
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Games like ElfBall

Looking for games like ElfBall? 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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Zargo's Lords: Magic Duels for World Power(1979)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.9
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79/100

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Liberty Roads(2009)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
79/100

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Hood Strikes North: The Tennessee Campaign, Fall 1864(2021)

★ 8.61–2 playersWeight 3.4
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79/100

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Battles of the American Revolution Tri-pack: Guilford, Saratoga, Brandywine(2017)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 3.1
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79/100

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Black Cross / Blue Sky(2010)

★ 7.11–6 players60 minWeight 2.5
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79/100

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Thunder on the Mississippi: Grant's Vicksburg Campaign(2024)

★ 8.62–4 playersWeight 3.3
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78/100

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Bag the Hun(2003)

★ 7.42–8 players120 minWeight 2.8
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78/100

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The Caucasus Campaign(2009)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.9
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78/100

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Fire in the Sky: The Great Pacific War 1941-1945(1999)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 3.2
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78/100

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Stonewall Jackson's Way(1992)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 3.4
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78/100

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Buffalo Wings(2010)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 2.9
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78/100

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The Western Front: 1914 to 1918(2004)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
78/100

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