SEED GAME#20774 BGG all-time

The Guns of Cedar Creek(1989)

★ 6.9 BGG2 playersWeight 3.25
Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

Games like The Guns of Cedar Creek

Looking for games like The Guns of Cedar Creek? 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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Gettysburg: High Tide of the Confederacy(1982)

★ 7.52–8 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
81/100

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Red Badge of Courage(2001)

★ 7.52–6 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 8 more

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Manassas(1980)

★ 8.52–4 players240 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
80/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

First Blood: The 1st and 2nd Battles of Manassas(1989)

★ 7.02 players480 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
78/100

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Gringo!: The Mexican War 1846-48(2004)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 7 more

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The Battle of the Little Bighorn(2005)

★ 7.41–2 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Burnside Takes Command(2003)

★ 8.32 players120 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 6 more

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Death Valley: Battles for the Shenandoah(2019)

★ 8.41–2 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 8 more

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Waterloo 1815: Fallen Eagles(2015)

★ 8.21–3 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more

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Ligny 1815: Last Eagles(2017)

★ 8.11–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
77/100

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Quatre Bras 1815: Last Eagles(2019)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more

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Armageddon War: Platoon Level Combat in the End War(2018)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Chit-Pull System + 7 more

Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

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