Holy War(1979)
Games like Holy War
Looking for games like Holy War? 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 and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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
Hot Spot(1979)
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G.E.V.(1978)
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Ogre(1977)
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Sherwood(2022)
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Olympica(1978)
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Ice War(1978)
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Chitin: I(1977)
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Lords Of The Middle Sea(1978)
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Orbit War(1983)
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The Battle of the Bulge(1965)
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Flying Circus: Tactical Aerial Combat, 1915-1918(1972)
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Burning Mountains 1916(2017)
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