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Gettysburg: A Time for Heroes(2024)

★ 8.3 BGG2 playersWeight 2.33
Action / EventCommand CardsDice Rolling

Games like Gettysburg: A Time for Heroes

Looking for games like Gettysburg: A Time for Heroes? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the ever-present threat of a sudden-death ending and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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ISO Match
67/100

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★ 8.11–2 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingEvents

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ISO Match
62/100

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Battle Cry(1999)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

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Command CardsDice RollingHand Management

Commands & Colors: Ancients(2006)

★ 7.82 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Command Cards + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCommand CardsDice Rolling

ORP Orzeł(2020)

★ 7.02 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingDie Icon ResolutionGrid Movement

Commands & Colors: Napoleonics(2010)

★ 8.02 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Command Cards + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCommand CardsDice Rolling

Commands & Colors: Samurai Battles(2021)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Command Cards + 3 more

Command CardsDice RollingGrid Movement

In the Shadows: Resistance in France 1943 - 1944(2025)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

The King in the North(2023)

★ 7.72 players150 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Command Cards + 2 more

Command CardsEventsForce Commitment

Nations: The Dice Game(2014)

★ 6.91–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingEventsPush Your Luck

Awkward Guests 2: The Berwick Cases(2023)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

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