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Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes in Defiance(2017)

★ 8.3 BGG2 players120 minWeight 4.17
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Games like Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes in Defiance

Looking for games like Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes in Defiance? 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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Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #1(2004)

★ 7.82 players120 minWeight 3.8
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89/100

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Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes of the Pacific(2015)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
87/100

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La Bataille de Dresde(2015)

★ 8.82–8 playersWeight 4.4
ISO Match
83/100

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The Battle of Fontenoy: 11 May, 1745(2012)

★ 8.61–2 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
83/100

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Into the Woods: The Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862(2022)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
82/100

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La Bataille de Deutsch-Wagram(1981)

★ 8.71–8 players480 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
82/100

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The Devil's Cauldron: The Battles for Arnhem and Nijmegen(2008)

★ 8.22–4 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
79/100

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Ariete: The Battle of Bir el Gubi, Libya November 1941(2020)

★ 8.01–2 players90 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
77/100

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Advanced Tobruk: Tank Battles in North Africa 1940-43(2002)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 4.1
ISO Match
77/100

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Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden(2017)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
77/100

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Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #2(2005)

★ 8.02 players180 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
77/100

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Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #3(2007)

★ 8.12 players180 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
77/100

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