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Remember Gordon! The Battle of Omdurman(1982)

★ 6.8 BGG2 players180 minWeight 2.29
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Games like Remember Gordon! The Battle of Omdurman

Looking for games like Remember Gordon! The Battle of Omdurman? 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. 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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Hundred Days 20: Tolentino 20 + Waterloo 20(2015)

★ 7.82 players60 minWeight 2.6
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82/100

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The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon in Russia 1812(1972)

★ 6.82 players180 minWeight 2.1
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80/100

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Age of Chivalry(1992)

★ 6.31–2 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
79/100

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Battle of the Scheldt: The Devil's Moat(2013)

★ 6.31–2 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
79/100

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Glory Road: The First Battle of Bull Run(1986)

★ 5.52 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
78/100

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The Franco-Prussian War: August 1 to September 2, 1870(1972)

★ 6.02 players360 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
75/100

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Battle for Moscow: Operation Typhoon, 1941(2009)

★ 6.91–2 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
74/100

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All Are Brothers: Solferino, 1859(2025)

★ 7.71–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
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74/100

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Königsberg: The Soviet Attack on East Prussia, 1945(2018)

★ 8.01–3 playersWeight 2.2
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74/100

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No Retreat!: The Russian Front 1941-1944(2008)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.6
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74/100

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The Sun Never Sets volume II(2012)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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

★ 7.21–2 players720 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

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