SEED GAME#8785 BGG all-time

Red Badge of Courage(2001)

★ 7.5 BGG2–6 playersWeight 3.85
Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

Games like Red Badge of Courage

Looking for games like Red Badge of Courage? 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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★ 8.41–2 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
88/100

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The Guns of Cedar Creek(1989)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
78/100

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First Blood: The 1st and 2nd Battles of Manassas(1989)

★ 7.02 players480 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
78/100

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Gringo!: The Mexican War 1846-48(2004)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
78/100

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The Battle of the Little Bighorn(2005)

★ 7.41–2 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
77/100

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The U.S. Civil War(2015)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
77/100

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Ligny 1815: Last Eagles(2017)

★ 8.11–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
77/100

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Quatre Bras 1815: Last Eagles(2019)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
77/100

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The Civil War 1861-1865(1983)

★ 7.71–2 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
76/100

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Longstreet Attacks: The Second Day at Gettysburg(2018)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
76/100

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Grant Takes Command(2001)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
75/100

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Atlanta Is Ours(2018)

★ 8.51–2 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
75/100

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