Ice War(1978)
Games like Ice War
Looking for games like Ice 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
Ogre(1977)
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G.E.V.(1978)
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Duel in the Desert: Rommel's Campaign in North Africa(1986)
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Ascari: African Battles of the Italian Army 1890-1895(2012)
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The Battle of the Bulge(1965)
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Peter the Great(1983)
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The Battle of the Alma(1978)
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Arnhem Bridge(1982)
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One-Page Bulge(1980)
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Yalu: The Chinese Counteroffensive in Korea, November 1950 - May 1951(1977)
Shares Dice Rolling + 8 more
Ambon: Burning Sun & Little Seagulls(2021)
Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more
Battle for Germany(1975)
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Yalu: The Chinese Counteroffensive in Korea, November 1950 - May 1951
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