Ex illis(2009)
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Looking for games like Ex illis? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table. 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.
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Old School Tactical: Volume 2 – West Front 1944/45(2017)
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De Vulgari Eloquentia(2010)
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Heavy Gear Tactical(1998)
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Tonkin: The First Indochina War (Second Edition)(2012)
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Highway to the Kremlin: Napoleon's March on Moscow(2001)
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Napoleon at the Crossroads(2006)
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Soldiers: Man-to-Man Combat in World War II(1987)
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Hungarian Nightmare(2011)
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The Greek Civil War, 1947-49(2014)
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Ships(2015)
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Hermetica(2018)
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La vallée de la mort(2006)
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