SEED GAME#13262 BGG all-time

Skirmish(1975)

★ 6.4 BGG2 players60 minWeight 1.75
Card Play Conflict ResolutionDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Games like Skirmish

Looking for games like Skirmish? 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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Quebec 1759(1972)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Road to Independence: The American Revolution 1775-1783(2023)

★ 7.52 players60 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementPush Your Luck

War of 1812(1973)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Brave Little Belgium(2019)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingMovement Points

White Eagle Defiant: Poland 1939(2020)

★ 7.41–2 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

A Wing and a Prayer: Bombing the Reich(2016)

★ 7.31–2 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementSimulation

Optimus Princeps: Les Guerres Daciques(2006)

★ 7.62 players120 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Action PointsDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

The Great Game: Rival Empires in Central Asia 1837-1886(2018)

★ 7.02 players120 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Archie's War: The Battle for Guadalcanal(2023)

★ 6.81–2 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingForce CommitmentPoint to Point Movement

The American Revolution: Decision in North America(2011)

★ 7.12 players300 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingMovement Points

The Late Unpleasantness: Two Campaigns to take Richmond(2019)

★ 6.82 players120 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingEventsPoint to Point Movement

La Campagne de Gettysburg, 1863(1996)

★ 6.42 players120 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilPoint to Point Movement

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