Rifles in the Pacific(2019)
Games like Rifles in the Pacific
Looking for games like Rifles in the Pacific? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Rifles in the Ardennes(2017)
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Qui ose gagne!: Cyrénaïque 1942(2018)
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Kido Butai: Japan's Carriers at Midway(2016)
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Zulus on the Ramparts!: The Battle of Rorke's Drift – Second Edition(2009)
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Holdfast: Pacific 1941-45(2017)
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Keep Up The Fire!: The Boxer Rebellion(2011)
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Schwarm!(2011)
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Iwo Jima: Hell On Earth(2025)
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Storm of Steel: Ju-87 Stuka – Eastern Front(2023)
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Iwo Jima 1945(2024)
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We Must Tell the Emperor: The Great Pacific War, 1941 to 1945(2010)
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Operation Dragoon 1944(2025)
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