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Nuts!(2005)

★ 6.7 BGG1–8 players120 minWeight 3.25
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Looking for games like Nuts!? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — 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.

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

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Hannibal Barkas(2007)

★ 7.22–5 players180 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
79/100

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Clan War(1998)

★ 6.52 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
78/100

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The Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to the Philippines(2016)

★ 7.42 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
69/100

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No Retreat 2: The Africa Front 1940-1942(2011)

★ 7.32 players50 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHexagon Grid

No Retreat 3: The French Front – May-June 1940(2012)

★ 7.22 players50 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Unhappy King Charles!(2008)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game(2017)

★ 7.72–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Wellington: The Peninsular War 1812-1814(2005)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Successors: The Battles for Alexander's Empire (First/Second Edition)(1997)

★ 7.03–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Mythic Battles(2012)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingModular Board

Kings of War (Third Edition)(2019)

★ 8.52–99 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

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