SEED GAME#6544 BGG all-time

Submarine(1976)

★ 6.6 BGG1–6 playersWeight 3.23
Action QueueDice RollingEvents

Games like Submarine

Looking for games like Submarine? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Sniper!(1973)

★ 6.32 players180 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Action Queue + 13 more

Action QueueDice RollingEvents

Ambush!(1983)

★ 7.51 players180 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 11 more

Action PointsDice RollingEvents

Hetzer Sniper!: Sniper Companion Game #1(1987)

★ 6.92 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 11 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingEvents

Sniper! Special Forces: Sniper! Companion Game #2(1988)

★ 7.12–3 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 12 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingEvents

Patrol!: Man-to-Man Combat in the 20th Century(1974)

★ 6.31–3 players240 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Queue + 12 more

Action QueueDice RollingEvents

Sniper! (Second Edition)(1986)

★ 7.02 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 10 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingEvents

Battle Hymn(1986)

★ 7.61 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 9 more

Dice RollingEventsGrid Movement

Bismarck (Second Edition)(1978)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more

Critical Hits and FailuresDice RollingGrid Movement

PanzerBlitz(1970)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 8 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Bismarck(1962)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHidden Movement

Air Force(1976)

★ 6.51–2 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Queue + 8 more

Action QueueDice RollingGrid Movement

Austerlitz 1805: Rising Eagles(2016)

★ 8.41–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 8 more

Dice RollingEventsGrid Movement

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