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Enemy Action: Ardennes(2015)

★ 8.6 BGG1–2 playersWeight 4.26
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenChit-Pull SystemDice Rolling

Games like Enemy Action: Ardennes

Looking for games like Enemy Action: Ardennes? 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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★ 6.51–2 players90 minWeight 4.3
ISO Match
78/100

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D-Day at Peleliu(2015)

★ 8.11 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
76/100

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Race For Bastogne(2022)

★ 8.42 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
75/100

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Operation Mercury: The Invasion of Crete(2017)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
75/100

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Operation Dauntless: The Battles for Fontenay and Rauray, France, June 1944(2016)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 4.1
ISO Match
75/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHexagon Grid

Burma: The Forgotten War, 1943–1944(2022)

★ 7.31–2 players360 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Combat! Volume 1(2019)

★ 8.31 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
74/100

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The Great Pacific War: The Second World War in the Pacific 1937-1945(2003)

★ 6.72–5 players240 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
73/100

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D-Day at Saipan(2022)

★ 6.51 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
73/100

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South Pacific: Breaking the Bismarck Barrier 1942-1943(2016)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 4.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Carrier Battle: Philippine Sea(2023)

★ 8.61 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Empire of the Sun: The Pacific War 1941-1945(2005)

★ 8.31–2 players360 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
71/100

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