SEED GAME#1368 BGG all-time

Tide of Iron(2007)

★ 7.2 BGG2–4 players120 minWeight 3.45
Action PointsDice RollingHand Management

Games like Tide of Iron

Looking for games like Tide of Iron? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand 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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Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! – Operation Barbarossa 1941 (Second Edition)(2012)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
74/100

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Tide of Iron: Next Wave(2014)

★ 8.02–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
74/100

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Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! – Russia 1941-42(2008)

★ 7.51–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel! – Kursk 1943(2009)

★ 7.71–4 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
73/100

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Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal – The Pacific 1942(2016)

★ 8.02–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
73/100

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Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear – Operation Barbarossa 1941 (Third Edition)(2019)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Samurai Battles(2012)

★ 7.32–99 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Erune(2021)

★ 7.91–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Star Trek: Fleet Captains(2011)

★ 7.52–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
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68/100

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EastFront: The War in Russia 1941-45 – Second Edition(2006)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel – Kursk 1943 (Third Edition)(2019)

★ 8.32–4 playersWeight 3.0
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67/100

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Old School Tactical: Volume 2 – West Front 1944/45(2017)

★ 8.52–3 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
67/100

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