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Sparta vs. Athens(2014)

★ 6.0 BGG2 players240 minWeight 2.83
Movement PointsPoint to Point Movement

Games like Sparta vs. Athens

Looking for games like Sparta vs. Athens? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table. 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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The God Kings: Warfare at the Dawn of Civilization, 1500 – 1260BC(2012)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenPoint to Point Movement

Conquest(1974)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

Conquest(1972)

★ 6.82 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

Jours de Gloire Campagne IV: Allemagne 1813, de Lützen à Leipzig(2011)

★ 7.42–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Point to Point Movement

Action PointsPoint to Point Movement

Supply Lines of the American Revolution: The Southern Strategy(2018)

★ 7.32 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Dice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Jours de gloire Campagne II: La Pologne(2002)

★ 7.41–2 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Point to Point Movement

Jours de gloire Campagne: Le Danube(2001)

★ 7.01–2 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Decision in France(1994)

★ 6.82–3 players360 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

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Hexagon GridMovement Points

Rommel in North Africa: The War in the Desert 1941-42(1986)

★ 6.82 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingPoint to Point Movement

EPOS: A Gentes Game(2026)

★ 8.11–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Point to Point MovementScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Kursk 1943(1993)

★ 6.92 players240 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

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Hexagon GridMovement Points

A House Divided: War Between the States 1861-65(1981)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingMovement PointsPoint to Point Movement

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