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Tide of Iron: Next Wave(2014)

★ 8.0 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.37
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling

Games like Tide of Iron: Next Wave

Looking for games like Tide of Iron: Next Wave? 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 the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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! – Russia 1941-42(2008)

★ 7.51–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
77/100

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Warhammer Underworlds: Beastgrave(2019)

★ 7.92–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
76/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Tide of Iron(2007)

★ 7.22–4 players120 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
75/100

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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
72/100

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

★ 7.71–4 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

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

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

The Last Hundred Yards(2019)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Assault: Sicily '43 – Gela Beachhead(2025)

★ 8.72–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Crossing the Line: Aachen 1944(2019)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Heroes of Stalingrad(2019)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Action QueueDice RollingGrid Movement

Across the Bug River: Volodymyr-Volynskyi 1941(2021)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Operation Theseus: Gazala 1942(2022)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
71/100

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