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This Hallowed Ground(1989)

★ 5.4 BGG2 players120 minWeight 1.88
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Games like This Hallowed Ground

Looking for games like This Hallowed Ground? 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 and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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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The Barbarians: Games of the Fall of Rome and the Mongol Invasion of Europe(1981)

★ 6.12–3 players120 minWeight 2.2
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71/100

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Alexandros(1991)

★ 6.32 players240 minWeight 2.3
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70/100

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The Marcher Lords: The Norman Conquest of Wales(2003)

★ 6.31–2 players180 minWeight 2.3
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70/100

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Struggle for Stalingrad(1985)

★ 5.92 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Rome At War I: Hannibal at Bay(2000)

★ 5.72 players120 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Task Force: Carrier Battles in the Pacific(1982)

★ 7.52 players360 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Gettysburg(2018)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Alexander at Tyre(1993)

★ 7.02 players240 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Mohawk(1983)

★ 7.12 players240 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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