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Great War at Sea: 1904-1905, The Russo-Japanese War(1999)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 2.46
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Games like Great War at Sea: 1904-1905, The Russo-Japanese War

Looking for games like Great War at Sea: 1904-1905, The Russo-Japanese War? 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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Great War at Sea: 1898, The Spanish American War(2000)

★ 6.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
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84/100

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The Sun Never Sets volume II(2012)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.0
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82/100

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The Sun Never Sets: Three Campaigns of the British Empire(1997)

★ 6.92 players180 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
81/100

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Solferino 1859(2004)

★ 6.92 players120 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
81/100

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Like Lions They Fought(1994)

★ 6.62 players120 minWeight 2.5
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81/100

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Texas Revolution(1981)

★ 6.82 players90 minWeight 2.6
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81/100

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The Russian Campaign: 4th Edition(2003)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
81/100

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Bastogne: Screaming Eagles Under Siege 18-27 Dec '44(2009)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.6
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81/100

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Retro: Tactical WWII Wargame Variant Rules(2001)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 2.5
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81/100

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Infidel: The Supremacy of Cavalry in the Crusader Era – 11th-12th Century(2011)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.9
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81/100

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Blood & Roses(2014)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.9
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81/100

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Red Poppies Campaigns: The Battles for Ypres(2016)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
80/100

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