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The War of the Worlds: USA – East Coast(2018)

★ 7.0 BGG1 players60 minWeight 2.20
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Games like The War of the Worlds: USA – East Coast

Looking for games like The War of the Worlds: USA – East Coast? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and 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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Field Commander: Alexander(2009)

★ 7.11 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

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Irish Freedom(2022)

★ 7.81 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Gorbachev: The Fall of Communism(2018)

★ 7.71 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

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Manila: The Savage Streets, 1945(2024)

★ 7.91 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

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Field Commander: Rommel(2008)

★ 7.01 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

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The MOG: Mogadishu 1993(2023)

★ 8.01 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

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Leningrad '41(2017)

★ 8.01–2 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

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Rifles in the Pacific(2019)

★ 7.41 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceChit-Pull System

Rifles in the Ardennes(2017)

★ 7.01 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceChit-Pull System

Sea & Steel: Columbus' Voyages(2025)

★ 8.31–2 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

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Rise and Fall(1989)

★ 6.61–6 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

NATO Air Commander(2018)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

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