SEED GAME#23810 BGG all-time

Orcwars(1988)

★ 5.8 BGG2–4 players120 minWeight 2.11
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Games like Orcwars

Looking for games like Orcwars? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and 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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72/100

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Victory in the Pacific(1977)

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ISO Match
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Admirals' War: World War II at Sea(2019)

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ISO Match
68/100

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Counter-Attack: The Battle of Arras, 1940(2019)

★ 7.32 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Holdfast: Atlantic 1939-45(2016)

★ 7.02 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Amerika(2015)

★ 7.42–3 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Norway 1940(2018)

★ 7.32–8 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Les Guerres du Roi Soleil 1667-1713(2019)

★ 7.22 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Les Guerres de Bourgogne 1474-1477(2014)

★ 7.12 players120 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Global War 1939(2011)

★ 9.12–8 players480 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Grand Army of the Republic(1988)

★ 5.92–4 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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