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Phobos Rising! Insurgency on Mars(2016)

★ 6.4 BGG1 players60 minWeight 2.00
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Looking for games like Phobos Rising! Insurgency on Mars? 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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★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.3
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82/100

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España 20: Volume 1(2014)

★ 7.51–2 players60 minWeight 2.3
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81/100

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Thirty Years War Quad (Second Edition)(1995)

★ 6.91–2 players180 minWeight 2.4
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81/100

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A Splendid Little War: The 1898 Santiago Campaign(2009)

★ 7.21–2 players720 minWeight 2.1
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80/100

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Growling Tigers: The Battle for Changde, 1943(2011)

★ 7.00–2 players180 minWeight 2.5
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80/100

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Napoleon at Eylau(1977)

★ 6.61–2 players120 minWeight 2.2
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80/100

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Four Battles of the Ancient World(1992)

★ 6.21–2 players60 minWeight 1.9
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80/100

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Bastogne: A Desperate Defense(2010)

★ 6.51–2 players60 minWeight 1.9
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79/100

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Over the Top! Four Battles from World War One(1997)

★ 6.41–2 playersWeight 2.1
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79/100

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Shiloh: April 6-7, 1862(2020)

★ 7.61–2 players90 minWeight 2.4
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79/100

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Saipan: Conquest of the Marianas(2010)

★ 6.21–2 players60 minWeight 2.3
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79/100

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Arnhem: The Farthest Bridge(2010)

★ 6.11–2 players60 minWeight 2.1
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79/100

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