Volley & Bayonet(1994)
Games like Volley & Bayonet
Looking for games like Volley & Bayonet? 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.
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The Men Who Would Be Kings: Colonial Wargaming Rules(2016)
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Savage Worlds Showdown: Miniatures Rules for All Genres(2004)
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Shipwreck(1999)
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Ironclads and Ether Flyers(1990)
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Texas Glory(2008)
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System 7 Napoleonics(1978)
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Pike & Shotte(2012)
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The Great Heathen Army(2018)
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Eastern Front: A Panzer Grenadier Game(2005)
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Avec Honneur et Panache: Volume 1 – Turenne(2018)
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