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Richthofen's War: The Air War 1916-1918(1972)

★ 6.2 BGG1–6 playersWeight 2.39
Hexagon GridSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Games like Richthofen's War: The Air War 1916-1918

Looking for games like Richthofen's War: The Air War 1916-1918? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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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Blue Max: World War I Air Combat(2013)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

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Grid MovementHexagon GridSimultaneous Action Selection

Canvas Eagles: War in the Skies 1914 - 1918(1999)

★ 7.82–20 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

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Hexagon GridSimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

Great War at Sea: The Mediterranean(1996)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

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Hexagon GridMinimap ResolutionSimultaneous Action Selection

Shapeshifters(1991)

★ 6.12–4 players60 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Hexagon GridSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

MERCS 2.0(2016)

★ 7.92–4 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

MERCS(2010)

★ 7.52–10 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Second World War at Sea: Strike South(2005)

★ 7.32 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Hexagon GridPaper-and-PencilSimultaneous Action Selection

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire(1972)

★ 6.74 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Hexagon GridVariable Player Powers

Shooting Stars: A Tactical Game of Fighter Combat in Space(1980)

★ 6.51–4 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Action PointsHexagon GridSimultaneous Action Selection

Run Silent, Run Deep(1993)

★ 6.52–6 players180 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Hexagon GridSecret Unit DeploymentSimultaneous Action Selection

Breakout & Pursuit: The Battle for France, 1944(1972)

★ 6.12 players180 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Hexagon GridSimultaneous Action Selection

Siege at Peking(1982)

★ 6.02 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Hexagon GridSimultaneous Action Selection

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