The Guns of Cedar Creek(1989)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Gettysburg: High Tide of the Confederacy(1982)
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Red Badge of Courage(2001)
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Manassas(1980)
Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more
First Blood: The 1st and 2nd Battles of Manassas(1989)
Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more
Gringo!: The Mexican War 1846-48(2004)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 7 more
The Battle of the Little Bighorn(2005)
Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more
Burnside Takes Command(2003)
Shares Dice Rolling + 6 more
Death Valley: Battles for the Shenandoah(2019)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 8 more
Waterloo 1815: Fallen Eagles(2015)
Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more
Ligny 1815: Last Eagles(2017)
Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more
Quatre Bras 1815: Last Eagles(2019)
Shares Dice Rolling + 7 more
Armageddon War: Platoon Level Combat in the End War(2018)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 7 more
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The Battle of the Little Bighorn
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