Guns of August(2011)
Games like Guns of August
Looking for games like Guns of August? 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. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Guns of Galicia(2012)
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A Victory Complete: The Battle of Tannenberg, 1914(2011)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 3 more
Vimy Ridge: Arras Diversion(2013)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Freikorps: The Bolsheviks Invade Germany, 1920(1999)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
A Victory Denied: Crisis at Smolensk, July-September, 1941(2009)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 4 more
Königsberg: The Soviet Attack on East Prussia, 1945(2018)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 3 more
Stargard Solstice(2021)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 3 more
Iskra: Spark of Victory, 4th Sinjavino Offensive(2023)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 3 more
A Victory Awaits: Operation Barbarossa 1941(2022)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 3 more
It Never Snows(2012)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Battle for Germany: Deluxe Edition(2020)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
Rostov '41: Race to the Don(2020)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
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