SEED GAME#13816 BGG all-time

The War Game: World War II(2005)

★ 7.1 BGG2–6 players240 minWeight 3.38
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Games like The War Game: World War II

Looking for games like The War Game: World War II? 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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Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940(2009)

★ 7.52–4 players360 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
78/100

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Axis & Allies: Europe 1940(2010)

★ 7.62–6 players360 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

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Axis & Allies(2004)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
75/100

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Black Swan(2020)

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

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

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Axis & Allies: Pacific(2001)

★ 6.72–3 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

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Axis & Allies & Zombies(2018)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

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1939-45 Harc Európáért(1986)

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

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Battle for China(1999)

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

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Europe at War(1993)

★ 5.82–5 players300 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

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Byzantium Reborn(2004)

★ 6.82 players240 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

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ITALY '43-'45: La Resa Dei Conti(2021)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Mare Nostrum: War in the Mediterranean(2015)

★ 6.72–3 players360 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

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