SEED GAME#26591 BGG all-time

Tank Battle(1975)

★ 5.6 BGG2 players30 minWeight 1.65
Action PointsSecret Unit DeploymentSquare Grid

Games like Tank Battle

Looking for games like Tank Battle? 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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Thunder & Lightning(2016)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsHand ManagementSecret Unit Deployment

Hera and Zeus(2000)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Action PointsHand ManagementSecret Unit Deployment

Labyrinthos(2020)

★ 7.42–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsGrid MovementSquare Grid

Sub Search(1973)

★ 5.92 players45 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Secret Unit DeploymentSquare Grid

Dover Patrol(1919)

★ 6.22 players180 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

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Grid MovementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Holdfast: Russia 1941-42(2014)

★ 7.71–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points

Action PointsDice Rolling

Evade(1971)

★ 5.72 players10 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
63/100

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Secret Unit DeploymentSquare Grid

Stratego(2011)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

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Grid MovementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

800 Heroes: Defense of Sihang Warehouse(2009)

★ 6.81–2 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points

Action PointsDice RollingSimulation

Major Battles and Campaigns of General George S. Patton(1973)

★ 6.42 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

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Action PointsDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Stratego(1946)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 1 more

Grid MovementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Broadside(1962)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
61/100

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Grid MovementSecret Unit DeploymentSquare Grid

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