SEED GAME#13445 BGG all-time

Great War at Sea: Cruiser Warfare(2004)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 2.65
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Games like Great War at Sea: Cruiser Warfare

Looking for games like Great War at Sea: Cruiser Warfare? 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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★ 6.82 players240 minWeight 2.8
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82/100

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★ 6.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
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Axis & Allies: WWI 1914(2013)

★ 7.32–8 playersWeight 2.8
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72/100

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Death of an Army: Ypres 1914(2022)

★ 8.22 players240 minWeight 2.9
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72/100

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Destroyer Captain(1979)

★ 7.62–6 players90 minWeight 2.8
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72/100

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Iron Bottom Sound III(2015)

★ 8.21–2 playersWeight 2.7
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72/100

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Red Poppies Campaigns: The Battles for Ypres(2016)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.9
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72/100

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Axis & Allies: Guadalcanal(2007)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.6
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72/100

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The Italian Front: 1915-1918(2003)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.9
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72/100

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Osmanli Harbi: The Ottoman Fronts – 1914 to 1918(2009)

★ 7.72 players360 minWeight 3.1
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72/100

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1914: Glory's End / When Eagles Fight(2014)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.6
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71/100

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Great War at Sea / Second World War at Sea: Cone of Fire(2008)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.9
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71/100

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