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Principles of War: Napoleonic – Wars Between 1792 and 1815(1996)

★ 7.4 BGG2–10 players360 minWeight 3.00
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Games like Principles of War: Napoleonic – Wars Between 1792 and 1815

Looking for games like Principles of War: Napoleonic – Wars Between 1792 and 1815? 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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Lasalle(2009)

★ 7.22–6 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
76/100

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Shako: Rules and Army Lists for Napoleonic Wargaming(1995)

★ 7.22–8 players180 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
76/100

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Brigade Fire and Fury: Wargaming the Civil War with Miniatures(1990)

★ 7.72–12 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
76/100

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Warlords of Erehwon Rulebook(2019)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
75/100

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Liber Militum: Tercios(2015)

★ 8.12–6 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
74/100

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Trafalgar: Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail (1795-1815)(2009)

★ 6.72–6 players180 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
74/100

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Dark Age: Core Rules(2002)

★ 7.72 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
73/100

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Napoleon at Bay: Defend the Gates of Paris, 1814(1997)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
73/100

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Field of Glory Renaissance(2010)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
73/100

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Blitzkrieg Commander: Fast-Play Tabletop Wargame Rules for Combined-Arms Operations, 1936-45(2004)

★ 7.42 players150 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

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Waterloo(2009)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Brutality Skirmish Wargame(2020)

★ 8.71–4 players30 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
73/100

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