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Magnificent Flying Machines(2018)

★ 6.2 BGG2–6 players60 minWeight 2.25
Dice RollingPick-up and DeliverPush Your Luck

Games like Magnificent Flying Machines

Looking for games like Magnificent Flying Machines? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on deciding how far to press before it all comes apart and 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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Silent Victory: U.S. Submarines in the Pacific, 1941-45(2016)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

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Nightfighter Ace: Air Defense Over Germany, 1943-44(2018)

★ 8.21–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingSimulation

Nightfighter: Air Warfare in the Night Skies of World War Two(2011)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridSecret Unit Deployment

Star Traders(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Meltdown 2020(2011)

★ 6.21–5 players40 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

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Modular BoardPick-up and DeliverSimulation

Admirals' War: World War II at Sea(2019)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

A Wing and a Prayer: Bombing the Reich(2016)

★ 7.31–2 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementSimulation

Outrider(2010)

★ 6.82–8 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

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Action PointsAction QueueDice Rolling

Axis & Allies Air Force Miniatures: Angels 20(2012)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

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Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementSimulation

Railroad Dice(2003)

★ 6.12–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

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Dice RollingNetwork and Route BuildingPick-up and Deliver

The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43(2013)

★ 7.71–2 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

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Dice RollingMinimap ResolutionPaper-and-Pencil

Kanev: Parachutes Across the Dnepr, September 23-26, 1943(1981)

★ 6.52 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridSimulation

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