SEED GAME#16137 BGG all-time

The War: Europe 1939-1945(2012)

★ 7.3 BGG2–5 players1080 minWeight 4.00
Dice RollingHexagon GridZone of Control

Games like The War: Europe 1939-1945

Looking for games like The War: Europe 1939-1945? 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

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Tunisia II(2016)

★ 8.41–2 playersWeight 4.3
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Reluctant Enemies: Operation Exporter(2014)

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Enemy at the Gates(1994)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 4.3
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Hurtgen: Hell's Forest(2012)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
78/100

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Fire in the East(1984)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
78/100

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Hell's Highway: Operation Market Garden(1983)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
78/100

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Saipan: The Bloody Rock(2017)

★ 8.01–4 players120 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
78/100

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Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #1(2004)

★ 7.82 players120 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
77/100

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Triumphant Fox: Rommel's Finest Hour – The Gazala Battles May-June 1942(1994)

★ 7.52 players180 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
77/100

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Holland '44: Operation Market-Garden(2017)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 3.8
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77/100

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