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The Day Was Ours: First Bull Run (July 21, 1861)(2021)

★ 8.0 BGG1–2 playersWeight 3.00
Chit-Pull SystemHexagon GridSimulation

Games like The Day Was Ours: First Bull Run (July 21, 1861)

Looking for games like The Day Was Ours: First Bull Run (July 21, 1861)? 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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Glory: The Battles of First & Second Manassas and Chickamauga, 1861-63(1995)

★ 6.61–2 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
85/100

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Chit-Pull SystemHexagon GridSimulation

Thunder At Dawn: The Battle of Wilson's Creek (August 10, 1861)(2021)

★ 8.21–2 players240 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
84/100

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Chit-Pull SystemHexagon GridSimulation

Battles of Napoleon: Volume I – EYLAU 1807(2024)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
82/100

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Chit-Pull SystemHexagon GridSimulation

A Famous Victory(1994)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
80/100

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Chit-Pull SystemHexagon GridSimulation

Red Dragon, Blue Dragon: The Huaihai, 1948-1949(2016)

★ 6.71–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
78/100

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

★ 8.31–2 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
78/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHexagon Grid

Celles: The Ardennes, December 23-27, 1944(2012)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
76/100

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A Greater Victory: South Mountain, September 14, 1862(2022)

★ 8.41–2 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
75/100

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Chit-Pull SystemHexagon Grid

Lee vs. Grant: The Wilderness Campaign of 1864(1988)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
74/100

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Pea Ridge: The Gettysburg of the West March 7-8 1862(1980)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
74/100

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Hexagon GridSimulation

No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Murfreesboro(1994)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
74/100

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Hexagon GridSimulationZone of Control

Barren Victory(1991)

★ 7.41–4 players240 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
74/100

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Dice RollingHexagon GridSimulation

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