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Kernstown(2019)

★ 8.1 BGG1–2 playersWeight 3.50
Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

Games like Kernstown

Looking for games like Kernstown? 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. 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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World At War 85: Storming the Gap(2019)

★ 8.61–2 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
81/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 4 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

Case Yellow, 1940: The German Blitzkrieg in the West(2011)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
79/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

Winter Thunder: The Battle of the Bulge(2015)

★ 7.22 players100 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
78/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

The Great Pacific War: The Second World War in the Pacific 1937-1945(2003)

★ 6.72–5 players240 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 4 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

Thunder in the Ozarks: Battle for Pea Ridge, March 1862(2016)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 3 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

The U.S. Civil War(2015)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Chancellorsville: Pinnacle of Victory, April 30 - May 5, 1863(1992)

★ 6.02 players360 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Longstreet Attacks: The Second Day at Gettysburg(2018)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 3 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

At Any Cost: Metz 1870(2018)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
76/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHexagon Grid

Grant Takes Command(2001)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
75/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Chickamauga: The Confederacy's Last Hope(1986)

★ 7.22 players240 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 4 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

This Accursed Civil War(2002)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

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