SEED GAME#21307 BGG all-time

Operation Sea Lion(1997)

★ 6.4 BGG2 players240 minWeight 3.00
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Games like Operation Sea Lion

Looking for games like Operation Sea Lion? 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.

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

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Afrika: 2nd Edition(2006)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 2.7
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80/100

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Stalingrad Pocket: The Wehrmacht's Greatest Disaster(1992)

★ 6.91–2 playersWeight 2.6
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80/100

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The Fall Of The Third Reich(2016)

★ 7.71–4 players360 minWeight 3.0
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79/100

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Anzio: The Struggle for Italy – 1943-1945(1969)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 3.2
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79/100

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Ring of Fire: The Fourth Battle for Kharkov, August 1943(1994)

★ 7.51–2 players240 minWeight 3.0
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79/100

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East Front Battles I: Blitzkrieg in the South(1993)

★ 6.91–2 players300 minWeight 3.1
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79/100

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City States of Arklyrell(1983)

★ 5.42–4 players120 minWeight 2.5
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78/100

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The Tigers Are Burning(1988)

★ 6.52 players240 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
78/100

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Battle of Changsha: Sept. 1941 - Jan. 1942(2019)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.8
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78/100

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Tunisia 43(2000)

★ 7.01–2 players60 minWeight 3.1
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78/100

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Ardennes 1944(2003)

★ 6.92 players120 minWeight 2.5
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77/100

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Wintergewitter(2007)

★ 6.82 players300 minWeight 3.2
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77/100

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