SEED GAME#25978 BGG all-time

Time War: A Game of Time Travel and Conflict(1979)

★ 5.7 BGG2–4 players120 minWeight 3.07
Area MovementDice RollingSecret Unit Deployment

Games like Time War: A Game of Time Travel and Conflict

Looking for games like Time War: A Game of Time Travel and Conflict? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Richard III: The Wars of the Roses(2009)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Hammer of the Scots(2002)

★ 7.52 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Hellenes: Campaigns of the Peloponnesian War(2009)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Pax Baltica: Great Northern War 1700-1721(2009)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Deadlands: The Battle for Slaughter Gulch(2009)

★ 5.82–6 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingSecret Unit Deployment

FAB: Sicily(2011)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Le Vol de l'Aigle(2005)

★ 7.83–10 players600 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilSecret Unit Deployment

Guards! Guards! A Discworld Boardgame(2011)

★ 5.62–6 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Amateurs to Arms!(2012)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Punic Island: Campaign Commander Volume III(2011)

★ 7.12 players180 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

Prussia's Defiant Stand(2007)

★ 6.72 players180 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingMinimap ResolutionPoint to Point Movement

Eagles of the Empire: Preussisch-Eylau(1999)

★ 6.72 players180 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

As an Amazon Associate, ISO earns from qualifying purchases. Prices and availability vary; ISO never displays prices. Affiliate links are marked rel="sponsored" per FTC guidelines.

IS

Get picks tuned to your shelf

This list is built from community data. Sign in to ISO and log what you own — your personal feed factors in your complexity preferences, play history, and the games already on your shelf.

Get personalized recommendations →

Free · no credit card · 2-minute setup

More recommendation lists