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South Mountain(2008)

★ 7.6 BGG1–6 players360 minWeight 3.60
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Games like South Mountain

Looking for games like South Mountain? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it. 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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April's Harvest: The Battle of Shiloh, April 6 & 7, 1862(1995)

★ 7.11–2 playersWeight 3.3
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85/100

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Battle Above the Clouds(2010)

★ 8.21–2 playersWeight 3.7
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85/100

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Pleasant Hill: The Red River Campaign(1986)

★ 6.82 players300 minWeight 3.1
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84/100

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Roads to Gettysburg(1993)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.4
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84/100

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Three Battles of Manassas(2004)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.3
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83/100

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This Terrible Sound(2000)

★ 7.92–4 playersWeight 3.8
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83/100

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In their Quiet Fields II(1995)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 3.2
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83/100

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Jackson at the Crossroads: Cross Keys & Port Republic, June 8-9, 1862(1981)

★ 7.61–2 players240 minWeight 3.8
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83/100

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Seven Pines(1998)

★ 7.51–2 players240 minWeight 3.3
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83/100

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Champion Hill: May 16th, 1863 – The Road to Vicksburg(1996)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 3.4
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82/100

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Gaines Mill: The Battles of the Seven Days, June 1862, Volume 1(1997)

★ 7.31–2 players120 minWeight 3.4
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82/100

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Malvern Hill: The Battles of the Seven Days, Volume III(1999)

★ 7.31–2 players240 minWeight 3.6
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82/100

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