The Battle of Raphia(1977)
Games like The Battle of Raphia
Looking for games like The Battle of Raphia? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on pushing your luck against the roll. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Alésia, 52 Av. J.-C.: César contre Vercingétorix(1998)
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World War I: 1914-1918(1975)
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Jerusalem! Tactical Game of the 1948 War(1975)
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Italian-Ottoman War 1911-1912(2020)
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Viking: Tactical Warfare in the Dark Ages, 700-1300(1975)
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Lebanon '82: Operation Peace for Galilee(2012)
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1870(1978)
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Attack Force(1982)
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King Arthur: The Battle of Stonehenge 536(1979)
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Lützen(1983)
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Yugoslavia: The Battles for Zagreb, 1979(1977)
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Chalons: The Fate of Europe(2010)
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