SEED GAME#20507 BGG all-time

Goblin(1982)

★ 6.6 BGG2 players180 minWeight 2.80
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Games like Goblin

Looking for games like Goblin? 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 and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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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Panzergruppe Guderian(1976)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
81/100

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NATO: The Next War in Europe(1983)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
80/100

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Burnside Takes Command(2003)

★ 8.32 players120 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
79/100

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1792: La Patrie en Danger(1991)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
79/100

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Kirovograd(1983)

★ 6.92–4 players180 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
79/100

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The Game of France, 1940: German Blitzkrieg in the West(1971)

★ 6.02 players180 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
78/100

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Dark Blades(1986)

★ 6.72–8 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
78/100

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Arquebus: Men of Iron Volume IV – The Battles for Northern Italy 1495-1544(2017)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
77/100

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Manassas(1980)

★ 8.52–4 players240 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
77/100

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Frederick the Great: The Campaigns of The Soldier King 1756-1759(1975)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
76/100

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Ardennes(1994)

★ 7.11–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
76/100

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Cobra: Game of the Normandy Breakout(1977)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
76/100

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