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The Longest Trench(2023)

★ 7.3 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 2.00
Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Games like The Longest Trench

Looking for games like The Longest Trench? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Santa Cruz 1797(2017)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Battlegroup(2005)

★ 6.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHand Management

Dracula's America: Shadows of the West(2017)

★ 8.22–8 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Star Trek: Away Missions – Battle of Wolf 359: Core Set(2023)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Deck ConstructionDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Test of Honour: The Samurai Miniatures Game(2017)

★ 7.72–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Judge Dredd: I am the Law – Starter Set(2019)

★ 8.22–8 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign GameTurn Order: Random

Reign in Hell: Demonic Skirmish Combat(2021)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Atlantic Storm: Admiral's Edition(2018)

★ 7.41–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingTrick-taking

Waterloo: Quelle Affaire!(2015)

★ 7.52 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHexagon Grid

June '44: The Struggle for Normandy, 1944(2008)

★ 7.32 players120 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHexagon Grid

Legends of Novus(2019)

★ 7.21–5 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Boudicca: The Warrior Queen(2012)

★ 7.11–2 players180 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingHexagon GridScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

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