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The Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to the Philippines(2016)

★ 7.4 BGG2 players90 minWeight 3.25
Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Games like The Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to the Philippines

Looking for games like The Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to the Philippines? 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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Les deux Bretagne: La guerre de succession 1341-1364(2007)

★ 7.62 players180 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Black Swan(2020)

★ 8.02–5 players100 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Axis & Allies: North Africa(2024)

★ 7.82–4 players180 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Monty's Gamble: Market Garden (Second Edition)(2019)

★ 7.82 players180 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

Hellenes: Campaigns of the Peloponnesian War(2009)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

No Retreat 2: The Africa Front 1940-1942(2011)

★ 7.32 players50 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 1 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHexagon Grid

No Retreat 3: The French Front – May-June 1940(2012)

★ 7.22 players50 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 1 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHexagon Grid

Hungarian Nightmare(2011)

★ 7.02 players300 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingHexagon Grid

1939-45 Harc Európáért(1986)

★ 7.12–5 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Battle for China(1999)

★ 7.12–3 players360 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Age of Napoleon(2003)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Axis & Allies(2004)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingTeam-Based Game

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