SEED GAME#21287 BGG all-time

Global War: The War Against Germany and Japan, 1939-45(1975)

★ 6.0 BGG2–5 players360 minWeight 3.00
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Games like Global War: The War Against Germany and Japan, 1939-45

Looking for games like Global War: The War Against Germany and Japan, 1939-45? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — 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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Red Winter: The Soviet Attack at Tolvajärvi, Finland – 8-12 December 1939(2012)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.0
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88/100

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Bomber Command: The Night Raids(2012)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.0
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83/100

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The Sun of Austerlitz(2003)

★ 7.32 players120 minWeight 3.4
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81/100

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The Battle for Normandy(2009)

★ 7.91–8 playersWeight 3.6
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80/100

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1809: Napoleon's Danube Campaign(1984)

★ 6.52 players240 minWeight 3.4
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80/100

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The Last Days of the Grande Armee: The Four Days of Waterloo(1998)

★ 6.62 players180 minWeight 3.1
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80/100

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Afrika: 2nd Edition(2006)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 2.7
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80/100

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Battles for the Ardennes(1978)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.8
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79/100

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Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel – Kursk 1943 (Third Edition)(2019)

★ 8.32–4 playersWeight 3.0
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79/100

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Liberty Roads(2009)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.2
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79/100

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Rommel in the Desert(1982)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
79/100

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Russia Besieged: Deluxe Edition(2018)

★ 8.51–2 playersWeight 3.3
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79/100

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