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Lord of the Dead(2015)

★ 5.6 BGG1–3 players10 minWeight 1.40
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Games like Lord of the Dead

Looking for games like Lord of the Dead? 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Jena 20(2008)

★ 6.71–2 playersWeight 1.9
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79/100

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Leuthen: Frederick's Greatest Victory 5 December, 1757(2012)

★ 7.11–2 players40 minWeight 1.9
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79/100

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Dresden 20(2009)

★ 7.32 players90 minWeight 1.8
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79/100

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Panzer Corps(1982)

★ 7.21–2 players120 minWeight 1.9
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79/100

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Objective: Kiev (The Advance of Army Group South: June-August, 1941)(2010)

★ 6.71–2 playersWeight 1.8
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79/100

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Alesia: Last Stand of the Gauls(2018)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 1.9
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79/100

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Furor Barbarus(2013)

★ 6.92 players60 minWeight 1.3
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79/100

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Target: Leningrad – The Advance of Army Group North: June-August, 1941(2010)

★ 6.91–2 players45 minWeight 1.7
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79/100

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Operation Anaconda: Battle in Afghanistan, March 2002(2012)

★ 6.81–2 players120 minWeight 1.8
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79/100

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Assault on Sevastopol: Von Manstein in the Crimea, 1942(2008)

★ 6.81–2 players45 minWeight 1.5
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78/100

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Nordlingen: 6 September 1634 – Triumph of the Imperialists(1976)

★ 6.82 players120 minWeight 1.7
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78/100

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Black Gold (Texas Tea)(1990)

★ 6.62 players180 minWeight 1.6
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78/100

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