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Starship Captain(1982)

★ 5.7 BGG2–16 players90 minWeight 1.33
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Games like Starship Captain

Looking for games like Starship Captain? 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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★ 6.41–2 players25 minWeight 1.4
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79/100

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Anzio/Cassino(2010)

★ 6.22 players60 minWeight 1.7
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The Toast of the Town(2009)

★ 5.82 players30 minWeight 1.3
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78/100

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Albion 20(2008)

★ 7.21–2 players50 minWeight 1.9
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76/100

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Desert Duel: First Alamein(2008)

★ 5.82 players180 minWeight 1.9
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73/100

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Red Star Falling(1981)

★ 6.42 players120 minWeight 2.0
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73/100

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Raid on Iran(1980)

★ 6.01–2 players60 minWeight 1.9
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73/100

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DMZ: The Battle for South Korea, late 1970s(1977)

★ 6.02 players2 minWeight 2.0
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73/100

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First Blood: Second Marne, 15 July 1918(2008)

★ 5.92 playersWeight 2.0
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73/100

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Ancients: Thapsos & Alexandria(1994)

★ 5.92 players45 minWeight 2.0
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73/100

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French Foreign Legion(2000)

★ 5.72 playersWeight 2.0
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73/100

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Port Arthur: The Russo-Japanese War(1992)

★ 5.72 players180 minWeight 2.1
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