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The Great Pacific War: The Second World War in the Pacific 1937-1945(2003)

★ 6.7 BGG2–5 players240 minWeight 4.00
Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

Games like The Great Pacific War: The Second World War in the Pacific 1937-1945

Looking for games like The Great Pacific War: The Second World War in the Pacific 1937-1945? 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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Ardennes '44: The Battle of the Bulge(2003)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
81/100

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Thunder in the East(2018)

★ 8.42–4 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
80/100

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Kernstown(2019)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
80/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

Sicily II(2016)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
80/100

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Hungarian Rhapsody: The Eastern Front in Hungary(2020)

★ 8.31–2 playersWeight 4.4
ISO Match
80/100

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Race For Bastogne(2022)

★ 8.42 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
80/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHexagon Grid

Operation Mercury: The Invasion of Crete(2017)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
80/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHexagon Grid

Operation Dauntless: The Battles for Fontenay and Rauray, France, June 1944(2016)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 4.1
ISO Match
80/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHexagon Grid

Operation Theseus: Gazala 1942(2022)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
80/100

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Totaler Krieg! World War II in Europe(1999)

★ 7.41–3 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
79/100

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Blocks in the East(2012)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
79/100

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Nations at War: Stalin's Triumph(2013)

★ 7.72 players30 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
79/100

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