SEED GAME#12849 BGG all-time

Paratroop(1979)

★ 6.2 BGG2 players120 minWeight 2.21
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Games like Paratroop

Looking for games like Paratroop? 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

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ISO Match
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Afrika Korps(1964)

★ 6.32 playersWeight 2.3
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78/100

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Kharkov: The Soviet Spring Offensive, 1942(1978)

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ISO Match
78/100

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48th Panzer Korps: Battles on the River Chir(1991)

★ 7.02 players240 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
78/100

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Ascari: African Battles of the Italian Army 1890-1895(2012)

★ 7.42 players60 minWeight 2.3
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78/100

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Operation Grenade: The Battle for the Rhineland 23 Feb. - 5 Mar. '45(1981)

★ 6.52 players240 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
78/100

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The Battle of the Bulge(1965)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
78/100

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Corpo Truppe Volontarie: Santander 1937(2018)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
78/100

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The Last Blitzkrieg(1994)

★ 6.82 players360 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
77/100

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A Victory Lost: Crisis in Ukraine 1942-1943(2006)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
77/100

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Bastogne: The Desperate Defense, December 1944(1976)

★ 6.42 players120 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
77/100

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