Traces of War(2023)
Games like Traces of War
Looking for games like Traces of War? 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. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Traces of Hubris(2024)
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The Deadly Woods: The Battle of the Bulge(2021)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 5 more
A Victory Lost: Crisis in Ukraine 1942-1943(2006)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 5 more
Poland Defiant: The German Invasion, September 1939(2019)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 5 more
Radetzky's March: The Hundred Hours Campaign(2018)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 5 more
Last Stand: The Battle for Moscow 1941-42(2008)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
A Victory Denied: Crisis at Smolensk, July-September, 1941(2009)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 4 more
1944: Battle of the Bulge(2020)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Panzer Battles: 11th Panzer on the Chir River(2016)
Shares Chit-Pull System + 4 more
Kharkov Battles: Before & After Fall Blau(2021)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Decision at Kasserine: Rommel's Last Chance – Designer Signature Edition(2020)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
Night Drop: 6 June 44(2012)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
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Traces of Hubris
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A Victory Lost: Crisis in Ukraine 1942-1943
Poland Defiant: The German Invasion, September 1939
Radetzky's March: The Hundred Hours Campaign
Last Stand: The Battle for Moscow 1941-42
A Victory Denied: Crisis at Smolensk, July-September, 1941
1944: Battle of the Bulge
Panzer Battles: 11th Panzer on the Chir River
Kharkov Battles: Before & After Fall Blau
Decision at Kasserine: Rommel's Last Chance – Designer Signature Edition
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