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La Batalla de los Arapiles(1995)

★ 8.1 BGG2–4 players210 minWeight 3.77
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHexagon Grid

Games like La Batalla de los Arapiles

Looking for games like La Batalla de los Arapiles? 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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Four Lost Battles (2nd Edition): Quadrigame of the Dresden Campaign(2022)

★ 8.41–4 players120 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHexagon Grid

The Battles of Waterloo(1994)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHexagon Grid

Enemy Action: Ardennes(2015)

★ 8.61–2 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenChit-Pull SystemDice Rolling

Napoleon's Quagmire(2017)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingGrid Movement

EastFront: The War in Russia 1941-45 – Second Edition(2006)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

Battles of Napoleon: The Eagle and the Lion(2010)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingGrid Movement

Rommel in the Desert(1982)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridSecret Unit Deployment

EastFront: The War in Russia, 1941-45(1991)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridSecret Unit Deployment

Great War Commander(2018)

★ 8.32–3 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingGrid Movement

Ostroleka 26 maja 1831(2015)

★ 9.02–4 players180 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridVariable Phase Order

Axis Empires: Dai Senso! – World War II in Asia & the Pacific, 1937-45(2011)

★ 7.72–3 playersWeight 4.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHexagon Grid

Blocks in Afrika(2014)

★ 8.22–4 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridSecret Unit Deployment

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