SEED GAME#4948 BGG all-time

Midway(1964)

★ 6.7 BGG2 playersWeight 2.42
Dice RollingGrid MovementHidden Movement

Games like Midway

Looking for games like Midway? 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 and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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

Bismarck(1962)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
81/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHidden Movement

Duel in the Desert: Rommel's Campaign in North Africa(1986)

★ 6.22 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
74/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Ambon: Burning Sun & Little Seagulls(2021)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Velikye Luki: Little Stalingrad of the North(2000)

★ 7.41–2 players180 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingEvents

Yalu: The Chinese Counteroffensive in Korea, November 1950 - May 1951(1977)

★ 7.12 players180 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Korsoun 1944(2007)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingEventsGrid Movement

Operation Market Garden: Descent Into Hell(1985)

★ 6.82 players120 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingEventsGrid Movement

The Battle of the Bulge(1965)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

The Last Blitzkrieg(1994)

★ 6.82 players360 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingEventsGrid Movement

One-Page Bulge(1980)

★ 6.22 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Ice War(1978)

★ 6.12 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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The Russian Campaign(1974)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 5 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

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