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Lepanto 1571: A Sea Turned Red by Blood(2021)

★ 6.9 BGG1–6 players240 minWeight 2.25
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Games like Lepanto 1571: A Sea Turned Red by Blood

Looking for games like Lepanto 1571: A Sea Turned Red by Blood? 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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★ 8.22 playersWeight 2.4
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80/100

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Iskra: Spark of Victory, 4th Sinjavino Offensive(2023)

★ 8.31–3 players480 minWeight 2.3
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80/100

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Across The Narva: The Soviet Assault on Estonia, February 1944(2018)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
80/100

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Nations at War: Desert Heat(2013)

★ 7.42 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
79/100

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Space Vermin from Beyond!(2016)

★ 7.51–2 players60 minWeight 2.2
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79/100

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Ball's Bluff(2015)

★ 7.12 players120 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
78/100

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Kawanakajima 1561(2009)

★ 7.81–2 players120 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
78/100

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Gazala 1942(2005)

★ 6.31–2 players240 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
77/100

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Operation Cannibal(1996)

★ 5.12 players180 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Ancient Battles Deluxe: From Guts to Gunpowder(2008)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
73/100

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Berestechko 1651(2024)

★ 8.31–2 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
73/100

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A Victory Awaits: Operation Barbarossa 1941(2022)

★ 8.01–8 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

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