SEED GAME#23128 BGG all-time

Jena(1981)

★ 6.2 BGG2–4 players240 minWeight 2.86
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Games like Jena

Looking for games like Jena? 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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★ 6.72 players120 minWeight 2.4
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★ 6.02 players120 minWeight 2.7
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Autumn For Barbarossa(2017)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.4
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75/100

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Ring of Fire: The Fourth Battle for Kharkov, August 1943(1994)

★ 7.51–2 players240 minWeight 3.0
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74/100

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Wing Leader: Victories 1940-1942(2015)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.2
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74/100

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Ardennes 1944(2003)

★ 6.92 players120 minWeight 2.5
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73/100

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Night of Man(2015)

★ 7.61–3 players60 minWeight 2.6
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73/100

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Fading Glory(2012)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.6
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73/100

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Monty's D-Day(1985)

★ 6.32 players360 minWeight 2.6
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73/100

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Napoleon at Leipzig(1979)

★ 7.42–3 playersWeight 2.9
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72/100

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Napoleon's Last Gamble: Battles of the Hundred Days(2016)

★ 8.32–6 playersWeight 2.8
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72/100

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Knights of Justice: The Siege of Malta, 1565(1986)

★ 6.02 players120 minWeight 3.0
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