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Harpoon 4: Modern Tactical Naval Warfare(1997)

★ 7.4 BGG2–8 playersWeight 4.38
Dice RollingLine of SightPaper-and-Pencil

Games like Harpoon 4: Modern Tactical Naval Warfare

Looking for games like Harpoon 4: Modern Tactical Naval 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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★ 8.41–8 players150 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
78/100

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Last Chance for Victory: The Battle of Gettysburg(2014)

★ 8.82 playersWeight 4.1
ISO Match
73/100

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Lobositz: First Battle of the Seven Years War(2005)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
72/100

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La Bataille de la Moscowa(1975)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
71/100

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Ariete: The Battle of Bir el Gubi, Libya November 1941(2020)

★ 8.01–2 players90 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Birds of Prey: Air Combat in the Jet Age(2008)

★ 7.72–8 playersWeight 4.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Pacific War: The Struggle Against Japan, 1941-1945 (Second Edition)(2022)

★ 8.72 playersWeight 4.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Operation Dauntless: The Battles for Fontenay and Rauray, France, June 1944(2016)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 4.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Harpoon (Third Edition)(1987)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
66/100

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De Bellis Magistrorum Militum: Wargame Rules for Ancient and Medieval Battle from 3000 BC to 1525 AD(2007)

★ 7.02 players240 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
66/100

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La Bataille de Preussisch-Eylau(1978)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Red Strike(2023)

★ 8.92–6 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
66/100

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