SEED GAME#13289 BGG all-time

The Great Heathen Army(2018)

★ 7.6 BGG2 players60 minWeight 2.14
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Games like The Great Heathen Army

Looking for games like The Great Heathen Army? 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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OPPIDUM: Celtic Warriors Against Roman Legionaries(2025)

★ 8.82–4 players90 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
83/100

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Dark Ages: Tactical Warfare, 500-1300(1971)

★ 6.22 players120 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
78/100

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World at War: Eisenbach Gap(2007)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
77/100

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Commands & Colors: Medieval(2019)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
76/100

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Epées de France(2002)

★ 7.52 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
76/100

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Avec Honneur et Panache: Volume 1 – Turenne(2018)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Ager Sanguinis(2017)

★ 8.42–4 players90 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

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Les victoires du Maréchal de Saxe: Fontenoy 1745 – Lauffeld 1747(2011)

★ 7.12 players200 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
75/100

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The Defense of Rorke's Drift(1991)

★ 6.71–2 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

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Revolt on Antares(1981)

★ 6.42–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Siege(1983)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

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The Battle of Lobositz(1978)

★ 6.52 players90 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
74/100

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