SEED GAME#15496 BGG all-time

Volley & Bayonet(1994)

★ 7.6 BGG2–4 players240 minWeight 2.40
Dice RollingLine of SightPaper-and-Pencil

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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One-hour Wargames(2014)

★ 8.21–2 players60 minWeight 2.2
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70/100

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Blücher(2015)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 2.3
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70/100

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The Men Who Would Be Kings: Colonial Wargaming Rules(2016)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Savage Worlds Showdown: Miniatures Rules for All Genres(2004)

★ 8.12–10 players180 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Shipwreck(1999)

★ 8.02–10 players60 minWeight 2.6
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68/100

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Ironclads and Ether Flyers(1990)

★ 7.62 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Texas Glory(2008)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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System 7 Napoleonics(1978)

★ 6.52 players240 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Pike & Shotte(2012)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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The Great Heathen Army(2018)

★ 7.62 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

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Eastern Front: A Panzer Grenadier Game(2005)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Avec Honneur et Panache: Volume 1 – Turenne(2018)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

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