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Hill of Doves: The First Anglo-Boer War(2013)

★ 7.6 BGG1 players180 minWeight 3.20
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Looking for games like Hill of Doves: The First Anglo-Boer 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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★ 8.31–2 playersWeight 3.3
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69/100

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Thirty Years War: Europe in Agony, 1618-1648(2001)

★ 6.91–2 playersWeight 3.2
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69/100

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★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 3.0
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69/100

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Escape from Hades(2019)

★ 7.61 playersWeight 3.0
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69/100

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★ 7.71 playersWeight 3.1
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68/100

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