Little Wars(1913)
Games like Little Wars
Looking for games like Little Wars? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it. 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
Dead Man's Hand(2013)
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Dead Man's Hand Redux(2024)
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Bloody Big Battles!(2014)
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Sharp Practice: Wargame Rules for Large Skirmishes in the Era of Black Powder, 1700 to 1865(2008)
Shares Measurement Movement + 1 more
Ravenfeast(2020)
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Carnevale: Vicious Fighting Along the Canals of Venice(2011)
Shares Measurement Movement + 1 more
Starship Troopers Miniatures Game(2005)
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Victory at Sea: World War II Naval Combat Game(2006)
Shares Measurement Movement + 1 more
The Sword and the Flame(1979)
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Age of Fantasy: Skirmish(2018)
Shares Measurement Movement + 1 more
Liber Militum: Tercios(2015)
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Principles of War: 18th Century – Warfare in the Age of Reason(2001)
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