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The Battle of the Alma(1994)

★ 6.6 BGG1–2 players120 minWeight 2.71
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Games like The Battle of the Alma

Looking for games like The Battle of the Alma? 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Three Days of Glory 1805(2021)

★ 8.22 players100 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
82/100

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World at War: Eisenbach Gap(2007)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
77/100

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World At War 85: Storming the Gap(2019)

★ 8.61–2 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
77/100

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Band of Brothers: Ghost Panzer(2013)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
76/100

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The Devil's to Pay! The First Day at Gettysburg(2019)

★ 7.71–2 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
76/100

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Assault Red Horizon 41(2021)

★ 8.42–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
75/100

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Stargard Solstice(2021)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
75/100

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Iskra: Spark of Victory, 4th Sinjavino Offensive(2023)

★ 8.31–3 players480 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
75/100

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Grand Havoc: Perryville, October 8, 1862(2023)

★ 8.31–2 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
75/100

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A Victory Awaits: Operation Barbarossa 1941(2022)

★ 8.01–8 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
75/100

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Iron Tide: Panzers in the Ardennes(2003)

★ 7.92–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
75/100

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Ball's Bluff(2015)

★ 7.12 players120 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
75/100

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