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Save: South Vietnam!(2022)

★ 8.1 BGG1 players250 minWeight 2.29
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Games like Save: South Vietnam!

Looking for games like Save: South Vietnam!? 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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★ 7.21–2 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Gorbachev: The Fall of Communism(2018)

★ 7.71 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Vietnam Solitaire(2006)

★ 6.81 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

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The Fall of Rome(1973)

★ 6.01 players90 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Irish Freedom(2022)

★ 7.81 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Cruise of the Graf Spee(2019)

★ 7.61 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

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Freeman's Farm 1777(2019)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

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Mrs Thatcher's War: The Falklands, 1982(2017)

★ 7.81 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

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The MOG: Mogadishu 1993(2023)

★ 8.01 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

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Saigon 75(2023)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

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NATO Air Commander(2018)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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B-17: Queen of the Skies(1981)

★ 7.11–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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