SEED GAME#11755 BGG all-time

The Guns of August(1981)

★ 6.0 BGG2–6 players360 minWeight 3.40
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Games like The Guns of August

Looking for games like The Guns of August? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Tannenberg 1914(1990)

★ 7.22–3 players240 minWeight 3.5
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85/100

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Landships! Tactical Weapons Innovations 1914-1918(1992)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 3.1
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85/100

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The Great War in the Near East(1996)

★ 6.72 players360 minWeight 3.1
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84/100

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La Bataille du Matz, 9-12 juin 1918(1999)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 3.2
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84/100

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Battle Above the Clouds(2010)

★ 8.21–2 playersWeight 3.7
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83/100

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Blood on the Tigris: The Iraq Campaign 1914-1917(1995)

★ 5.92 players360 minWeight 3.0
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83/100

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Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes of the Motherland(2015)

★ 8.52 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
83/100

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Roads to Gettysburg(1993)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.4
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83/100

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France '40(2013)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.9
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83/100

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Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes of North Africa(2017)

★ 8.52 players120 minWeight 3.7
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82/100

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Lock 'n Load: Heroes of the Blitzkrieg(2009)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.1
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82/100

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Three Battles of Manassas(2004)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.3
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82/100

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