Up Front(1983)
Games like Up Front
Looking for games like Up Front? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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.
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1989: Dawn of Freedom(2012)
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Caesar: Rome vs. Gaul(2020)
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Sword of Rome: Conquest of Italy, 362-272 BC(2004)
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Hitler's Reich: WW2 in Europe(2018)
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新幕 桜降る代に決闘を 基本セット (A Duel for Falling Cherry Blossoms: New Act – Basic Set)(2018)
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1960: The Making of the President(2007)
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Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage(1996)
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The Eagle and The Star(2009)
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Victory in Europe(2015)
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Crusade and Revolution: The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939(2013)
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Vijayanagara: The Deccan Empires of Medieval India, 1290-1398(2024)
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Twilight Struggle(2005)
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1960: The Making of the President
Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage
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Twilight Struggle
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