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Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front(2017)

★ 7.4 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.47
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Games like Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front

Looking for games like Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front? 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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Paths of Glory(1999)

★ 8.12 players480 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
82/100

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Genesis: Empires and Kingdoms of the Ancient Middle East(2015)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
80/100

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Spartacus: Crisis in the Roman Republic 80-71 B.C.(2008)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
78/100

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The Napoleonic Wars (Second Edition)(2008)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
76/100

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WW2: Barbarossa to Berlin(2002)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
76/100

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For the People(1998)

★ 7.82 players360 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
76/100

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Bloody Dawns: The Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988(2017)

★ 7.72 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Brotherhood & Unity(2020)

★ 8.02–3 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Shifting Sands: The Campaign for North Africa 1940-1943(2006)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
74/100

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Wilderness War(2001)

★ 7.71–2 players180 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
74/100

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The Halls of Montezuma(2009)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
74/100

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Napoleon against Europe(2013)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
74/100

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