SEED GAME#11163 BGG all-time

Ring of Fire: The Fourth Battle for Kharkov, August 1943(1994)

★ 7.5 BGG1–2 players240 minWeight 3.00
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Games like Ring of Fire: The Fourth Battle for Kharkov, August 1943

Looking for games like Ring of Fire: The Fourth Battle for Kharkov, August 1943? 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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★ 6.92 players120 minWeight 2.5
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84/100

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Monty's D-Day(1985)

★ 6.32 players360 minWeight 2.6
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84/100

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Stalingrad '42: Southern Russia, June-December, 1942(2019)

★ 8.42–4 playersWeight 3.5
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82/100

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Normandy '44(2010)

★ 7.92–3 players420 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
81/100

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Russia Besieged: Deluxe Edition(2018)

★ 8.51–2 playersWeight 3.3
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80/100

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Stalingrad Roads: Battle on the Edge of the Abyss(2024)

★ 8.02 players60 minWeight 3.4
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80/100

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Fighting Formations: US 29th Infantry Division(2025)

★ 8.62 playersWeight 3.0
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80/100

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Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944(2019)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
80/100

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Kharkov Battles: Before & After Fall Blau(2021)

★ 7.92 players90 minWeight 2.8
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80/100

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Afrika: 2nd Edition(2006)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
80/100

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Autumn For Barbarossa(2017)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
80/100

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The Legend Begins: North Africa, 1940-42(1991)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
79/100

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