Smithereens: The End of World War II in Europe(1993)
Games like Smithereens: The End of World War II in Europe
Looking for games like Smithereens: The End of World War II in Europe? 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.
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Nightfighter: Air Warfare in the Night Skies of World War Two(2011)
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Victoria Cross II: Battle of Isandlwana & Rorke's Drift(2011)
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Napoleon on the Danube: The Battle of Deutsch-Wagram(1992)
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Saipan 1944: A Panzer Grenadier Game(2012)
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1940: The Fall of France – A Panzer Grenadier Game(2009)
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Fire in the Steppe: Battles in Ukraine, 1941 – A Panzer Grenadier Game(2018)
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Liberation 1944: The British Campaign in North West Europe – A Panzer Grenadier Game(2013)
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Stargard Solstice(2021)
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Iskra: Spark of Victory, 4th Sinjavino Offensive(2023)
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Bitter Woods: Designer Edition(2014)
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Rostov '41: Race to the Don(2020)
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Napoleon on the Danube: The Battle of Deutsch-Wagram
Saipan 1944: A Panzer Grenadier Game
1940: The Fall of France – A Panzer Grenadier Game
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Liberation 1944: The British Campaign in North West Europe – A Panzer Grenadier Game
Stargard Solstice
Iskra: Spark of Victory, 4th Sinjavino Offensive
Bitter Woods: Designer Edition
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