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Pencilvillage(2019)
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Looking for games like Pencilvillage? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on deciding how far to press before it all comes apart 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.
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Footy Manager(2011)
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The Hunted: Twilight of the U-Boats, 1943-45(2020)
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Bargain Basement Bathysphere(2022)
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Silent Victory: U.S. Submarines in the Pacific, 1941-45(2016)
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History Maker Baseball(2013)
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Luddite(2025)
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Truck Off: The Food Truck Frenzy Roll And Write(2019)
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The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43(2013)
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2D6 Dungeon: A Dungeon Crawler(2023)
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Beneath the Med: Regia Marina at Sea 1940-1943(2020)
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D100 Dungeon(2018)
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Raiders of the Deep: U-boats of the Great War, 1914-18(2018)
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