Knights of the Air(1987)
Games like Knights of the Air
Looking for games like Knights of the Air? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Over the Reich: WWII Air Combat Over Europe 1943-1945(1993)
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Red Storm over the Reich: The Last Days of the Third Reich(2007)
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Austerlitz 1805: Rising Eagles(2016)
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1985: Sacred Oil(2021)
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The Jaws of Victory: Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket – January/February 1944(2020)
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NATO: The Cold War Goes Hot – Designer Signature Edition(2021)
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The Civil War 1861-1865(1983)
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Arquebus: Men of Iron Volume IV – The Battles for Northern Italy 1495-1544(2017)
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War and Peace: Game of the Napoleonic Wars(2020)
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Elusive Victory: The Air War over the Suez Canal, 1967-1973(2009)
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Dragon Pass(1980)
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Manassas(1980)
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Over the Reich: WWII Air Combat Over Europe 1943-1945
Red Storm over the Reich: The Last Days of the Third Reich
Austerlitz 1805: Rising Eagles
1985: Sacred Oil
The Jaws of Victory: Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket – January/February 1944
NATO: The Cold War Goes Hot – Designer Signature Edition
The Civil War 1861-1865
Arquebus: Men of Iron Volume IV – The Battles for Northern Italy 1495-1544
War and Peace: Game of the Napoleonic Wars
Elusive Victory: The Air War over the Suez Canal, 1967-1973
Dragon Pass
Manassas
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