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English Civil War(1975)

★ 6.1 BGG2 players120 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementMinimap Resolution

Games like English Civil War

Looking for games like English Civil War? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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Amerika(2015)

★ 7.42–3 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Les Guerres de Bourgogne 1474-1477(2014)

★ 7.12 players120 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Les Guerres du Roi Soleil 1667-1713(2019)

★ 7.22 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Counter-Attack: The Battle of Arras, 1940(2019)

★ 7.32 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementArea-Impulse

Holdfast: Atlantic 1939-45(2016)

★ 7.02 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Victory in the Pacific(1977)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

1914: Germany at War(2015)

★ 8.02–3 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingMovement Points

Counter-Attack! Arras(2009)

★ 6.12 players180 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementArea-Impulse

Admirals' War: World War II at Sea(2019)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Victoria Cross: The Battle of Rorke's Drift(2004)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Area MovementDice RollingMovement Points

The American Revolution: Decision in North America(2011)

★ 7.12 players300 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingMovement Points

Norway 1940(2018)

★ 7.32–8 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

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