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The Doge Ship(2012)

★ 6.1 BGG2–5 players90 minWeight 2.65
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Games like The Doge Ship

Looking for games like The Doge Ship? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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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Tinners' Trail(2008)

★ 7.23–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
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75/100

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Vernissage(1993)

★ 6.33–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Key West(2010)

★ 6.23–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
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68/100

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Old School Tactical: Volume 2 – West Front 1944/45(2017)

★ 8.52–3 playersWeight 3.1
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67/100

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Massilia(2014)

★ 5.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
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67/100

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Shakespeare(2015)

★ 7.41–4 players20 minWeight 3.0
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66/100

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Holdfast: EastFront 1941-45(2017)

★ 7.81–2 playersWeight 2.2
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66/100

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Battleground(2005)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.8
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66/100

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What A Tanker!(2018)

★ 7.81–12 playersWeight 2.3
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66/100

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Gettysburg(2010)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.8
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66/100

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1944: D-Day to the Rhine(2022)

★ 7.72 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

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AT-43 Initiation Set: Operation Damocles(2006)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

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