SEED GAME#17253 BGG all-time

Elric(1977)

★ 5.8 BGG1–4 players120 minWeight 2.44
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Games like Elric

Looking for games like Elric? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — 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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B-17: Queen of the Skies(1981)

★ 7.11–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
76/100

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WWII Commander: Volume One – Battle of the Bulge(2020)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

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The Legend of Robin Hood(1979)

★ 6.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

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Nicaragua!: Revolution in Central America(1988)

★ 6.52 players180 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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The Lords of Underearth(1981)

★ 6.31–3 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

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De Bull Run à Appomatox(2001)

★ 6.82 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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The China War: Sino-Soviet Conflict in the 1980s(1979)

★ 5.72 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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The Twilight War(1984)

★ 5.22–4 players90 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

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Open Fire: Solitaire Tank Combat in WWII(1988)

★ 5.81 players180 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Kharkov: The Soviet Spring Offensive, 1942(1978)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Knights of Camelot(1980)

★ 6.62–6 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Battle for Germany(1975)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

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