SEED GAME#18451 BGG all-time

The Big Push: The Battle of the Somme(2005)

★ 6.5 BGG2–3 players180 minWeight 2.95
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Games like The Big Push: The Battle of the Somme

Looking for games like The Big Push: The Battle of the Somme? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — 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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Verdun: A Generation Lost(2009)

★ 6.72 players240 minWeight 3.2
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76/100

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The Western Front: 1914 to 1918(2004)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 3.4
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75/100

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Death of an Army: Ypres 1914(2022)

★ 8.22 players240 minWeight 2.9
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75/100

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Balance of Powers(2015)

★ 7.72–7 playersWeight 3.4
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74/100

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Osmanli Harbi: The Ottoman Fronts – 1914 to 1918(2009)

★ 7.72 players360 minWeight 3.1
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74/100

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1914: Glory's End / When Eagles Fight(2014)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.6
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74/100

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Decisive Victory 1918: Volume One – Soissons(2021)

★ 7.92 players480 minWeight 2.5
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74/100

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Tannenberg: The Introductory Game(2015)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.1
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74/100

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1914: Glory's End(1994)

★ 6.32 players180 minWeight 2.6
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73/100

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1918: Imperial Germany's Last Chance(2004)

★ 6.31–2 playersWeight 2.9
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72/100

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Liberty Roads(2009)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.2
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72/100

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