SEED GAME#27392 BGG all-time

War to End Wars(1986)

★ 5.1 BGG2 players240 minWeight 2.17
Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Games like War to End Wars

Looking for games like War to End Wars? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and 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

Hornet Leader: Strike Fighter Operations(1991)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Area MovementCooperative GameDice Rolling

All Things Zombie: The Boardgame(2009)

★ 6.21–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Chit-Pull SystemCooperative GameGrid Movement

TimeTripper(1980)

★ 6.31–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingHexagon Grid

Tetrarchia(2015)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Hispania(2024)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

Warfighter: The WWII North African Combat Card Game(2023)

★ 8.41–6 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingHand Management

CO-OPS(2022)

★ 7.81–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

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Cooperative GameHexagon GridScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Code Triage(2018)

★ 6.91–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action PointsContractsCooperative Game

Project: ELITE(2016)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

Stalingrad: Inferno on the Volga(2018)

★ 7.41–3 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceArea-Impulse

Smash Monster Rampage!(2010)

★ 6.51–5 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

All Things Zombie: Reloaded(2015)

★ 6.51–6 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingGrid Movement

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