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Gothic Invasion(2014)

★ 7.0 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.30
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Games like Gothic Invasion

Looking for games like Gothic Invasion? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Optimus Princeps: Les Guerres Daciques(2006)

★ 7.62 players120 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Athens & Sparta(2007)

★ 6.52 players120 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

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Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War(2010)

★ 7.82 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

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Napoleon Returns 1815(2020)

★ 7.42–3 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Hunt for Blackbeard(2026)

★ 7.62 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Mediterranean Empires(2015)

★ 7.22–8 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Fall of Berlin(1998)

★ 6.81–2 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

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BattleLore: Second Edition(2013)

★ 7.72 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCommand CardsDice Rolling

Wizard Kings(2000)

★ 6.82–7 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridModular Board

A Pragmatic War: The War of the Austrian Succession 1741 – 1748(2019)

★ 7.72 players180 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Nine Years: The War of the Grand Alliance 1688-1697(2017)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

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