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Rifles in the Pacific(2019)

★ 7.4 BGG1 players60 minWeight 2.00
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceChit-Pull System

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Rifles in the Ardennes(2017)

★ 7.01 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
85/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceChit-Pull System

Qui ose gagne!: Cyrénaïque 1942(2018)

★ 6.71 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Kido Butai: Japan's Carriers at Midway(2016)

★ 7.11 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Zulus on the Ramparts!: The Battle of Rorke's Drift – Second Edition(2009)

★ 7.41 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Holdfast: Pacific 1941-45(2017)

★ 6.61–2 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Keep Up The Fire!: The Boxer Rebellion(2011)

★ 7.31 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

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Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenChit-Pull System

Schwarm!(2011)

★ 6.31 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Iwo Jima: Hell On Earth(2025)

★ 8.31 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Storm of Steel: Ju-87 Stuka – Eastern Front(2023)

★ 7.81 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceChit-Pull SystemEvents

Iwo Jima 1945(2024)

★ 8.21 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

We Must Tell the Emperor: The Great Pacific War, 1941 to 1945(2010)

★ 7.41 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Operation Dragoon 1944(2025)

★ 7.71 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Action PointsDice RollingSolo / Solitaire Game

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