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Forged in Fire: The 1862 Peninsula Campaign(2006)

★ 6.9 BGG2 players180 minWeight 2.14
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Games like Forged in Fire: The 1862 Peninsula Campaign

Looking for games like Forged in Fire: The 1862 Peninsula Campaign? 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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★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.1
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Shenandoah: Jackson's Valley Campaign(2011)

★ 7.02 players120 minWeight 2.5
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71/100

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Warmaster(1993)

★ 6.62 players30 minWeight 2.0
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70/100

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Bolt Action: Band of Brothers(2016)

★ 8.22–99 playersWeight 2.0
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69/100

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Hunt for Blackbeard(2026)

★ 7.62 players30 minWeight 2.4
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68/100

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Battle of Britain(2017)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.5
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68/100

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Rommel's War(2024)

★ 7.52 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Pocket Battles: Elves vs. Orcs(2010)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 2.1
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68/100

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Supply Lines of the American Revolution: The Southern Strategy(2018)

★ 7.32 players120 minWeight 2.5
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68/100

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Caesar XL: The Roman Civil War 50 - 44 BC(2008)

★ 7.01–2 players45 minWeight 2.0
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68/100

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