Meltwater(2018)
Games like Meltwater
Looking for games like Meltwater? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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
1944: D-Day to the Rhine(2022)
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Gettysburg 150(2013)
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Test of Fire: Bull Run 1861(2011)
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Onslaught(1987)
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Shooting Stars: A Tactical Game of Fighter Combat in Space(1980)
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Holdfast: North Africa 1941-42(2016)
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Le Temps des As(2014)
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Scotland Rising: Bannockburn 1314(2014)
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History of the Ancient Seas I: HELLAS(2024)
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Royal Palace(2008)
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Ragnarocks(2022)
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Catchup(2010)
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