Rescue from the Hive(1981)
Games like Rescue from the Hive
Looking for games like Rescue from the Hive? 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 and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Olympica(1978)
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G.E.V.(1978)
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Caesar's Legions(1975)
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Ambon: Burning Sun & Little Seagulls(2021)
Shares Dice Rolling + 5 more
Lords Of The Middle Sea(1978)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Orbit War(1983)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Napoléon: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815(1974)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Ogre(1977)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Norman Conquests: Men of Iron Volume V(2023)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
1914: Germany at War(2015)
Shares Area Movement + 4 more
Iron, Blood, Snow & Mud(2023)
Shares Area Movement + 4 more
Burning Mountains 1916(2017)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
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