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The Night(2022)

★ 7.9 BGG1 playersWeight 1.80
Action PointsChit-Pull SystemCritical Hits and Failures

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Looking for games like The Night? 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

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ISO Match
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World Wonders(2023)

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Hapsburg Eclipse: The Great War in Eastern Europe 1914-1918(2014)

★ 7.31 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
60/100

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ISO Match
60/100

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Soviet Dawn: The Russian Civil War, 1918-1921(2009)

★ 7.11 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
59/100

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★ 7.31 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
59/100

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Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenChit-Pull System

Storm of Steel: Ju-87 Stuka – Eastern Front(2023)

★ 7.81 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
59/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceChit-Pull SystemEvents

Rifles in the Pacific(2019)

★ 7.41 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceChit-Pull System

Rifles in the Ardennes(2017)

★ 7.01 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
59/100

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★ 7.21 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
59/100

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