The Far Seas(1987)
Games like The Far Seas
Looking for games like The Far Seas? 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
Coral Sea: Campaign Commander Series(2010)
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2 de Mayo(2008)
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Roads to Stalingrad: Campaign Commander Series(2009)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Berlin 1945: The Fall of the Reichstag(2025)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Kelp: Shark vs Octopus(2024)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Rolling Realms(2021)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Rolling Realms Redux(2024)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Grand Fleet(2010)
Shares Area Movement + 1 more
Great War at Sea: Cruiser Warfare(2004)
Shares Area Movement + 1 more
Richard III: The Wars of the Roses(2009)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Roll & Raid(2020)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
The Hunted: Twilight of the U-Boats, 1943-45(2020)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
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