SEED GAME#21734 BGG all-time

Rostov: The First Soviet Counter-Attack, 1941(1979)

★ 6.7 BGG2 players90 minWeight 3.00
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Games like Rostov: The First Soviet Counter-Attack, 1941

Looking for games like Rostov: The First Soviet Counter-Attack, 1941? 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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Campaign to Stalingrad: Southern Russia 1942(1992)

★ 7.12 players360 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
82/100

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Normandy '44(2010)

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

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Afrika: 2nd Edition(2006)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
80/100

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Night Drop 2: Pegasus Bridge(2018)

★ 7.52 players90 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
80/100

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Stalingrad Pocket: The Wehrmacht's Greatest Disaster(1992)

★ 6.91–2 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
80/100

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Italy '43(2025)

★ 8.11–2 players120 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
80/100

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Stalingrad Pocket: 2nd Edition – The Wehrmacht's Greatest Disaster(1996)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
79/100

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Battles for the Ardennes(1978)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
79/100

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It Never Snows(2012)

★ 7.51–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
79/100

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East Front Battles I: Blitzkrieg in the South(1993)

★ 6.91–2 players300 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
79/100

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Against the Reich(1986)

★ 6.92 players480 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
78/100

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Bastogne or Bust (Second Edition)(1995)

★ 7.42 players600 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
78/100

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