SEED GAME#17528 BGG all-time

Shipwreck(1999)

★ 8.0 BGG2–10 players60 minWeight 2.63
Dice RollingMeasurement MovementPaper-and-Pencil

Games like Shipwreck

Looking for games like Shipwreck? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — 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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Alien Space Battle Manual(1973)

★ 7.02–8 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingMeasurement MovementScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Ironclads and Ether Flyers(1990)

★ 7.62 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingLine of SightMeasurement Movement

Navíos de Línea: Trafalgar 1805(2016)

★ 8.02–60 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingLine of SightMeasurement Movement

Pike & Shotte(2012)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingLine of SightMeasurement Movement

Ogre Miniatures(1992)

★ 7.72–8 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingMeasurement MovementScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

One-hour Wargames(2014)

★ 8.21–2 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingLine of SightMeasurement Movement

Jutland(1967)

★ 6.72–10 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingMeasurement MovementMovement Template

Lost Battles: Forty Battles & Campaigns of the Ancient World(2011)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementMeasurement Movement

Volley & Bayonet(1994)

★ 7.62–4 players240 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingLine of SightPaper-and-Pencil

Le Vol de l'Aigle(2005)

★ 7.83–10 players600 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilSecret Unit Deployment

V.I.P.E.R.(1988)

★ 6.32–12 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingMeasurement MovementSimulation

Fire When Ready(1982)

★ 6.41–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

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