Nine Years: The War of the Grand Alliance 1688-1697(2017)
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Looking for games like Nine Years: The War of the Grand Alliance 1688-1697? 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.
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No Peace Without Spain!: The War of the Spanish Succession 1702-1713(2011)
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No Peace Without Honor!: The Dutch War 1672-1678(2022)
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Shifting Sands: The Campaign for North Africa 1940-1943(2006)
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The Halls of Montezuma(2009)
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Wellington: The Peninsular War 1812-1814(2005)
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Unhappy King Charles!(2008)
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Bulge 20: The Ardennes Offensive(2009)
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Rommel's War(2024)
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Unhappy King Charles (second edition)(2024)
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Won by the Sword: Great Campaigns of the Thirty Years War, Vol. 1(2014)
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The Price of Freedom: The American Civil War 1861-1865(2008)
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