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Wavre: The Lost Opportunity(1976)

★ 6.3 BGG1–2 players120 minWeight 2.40
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Games like Wavre: The Lost Opportunity

Looking for games like Wavre: The Lost Opportunity? 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.

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

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Jena-Auerstadt: The Battle for Prussia, 14 October 1806(1975)

★ 6.02 players150 minWeight 2.1
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83/100

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Iron Dream(2001)

★ 7.22 players180 minWeight 2.4
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81/100

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Road to Richmond: The Peninsular Campaign, May-July, 1862(1977)

★ 6.02 players120 minWeight 1.9
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79/100

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The Road to Vicksburg: The Battle of Champion Hill(1985)

★ 5.82 players60 minWeight 2.3
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78/100

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Eylau: Napoleon's Winter Battle, 1807(1980)

★ 6.82–4 players180 minWeight 2.5
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78/100

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Napoleon at Leipzig(1979)

★ 7.42–3 playersWeight 2.9
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78/100

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The Battle of Nations: The Encirclement at Leipzig, 16-19 October 1813(1975)

★ 6.62 players150 minWeight 2.1
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77/100

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Hundred Days 20: Tolentino 20 + Waterloo 20(2015)

★ 7.82 players60 minWeight 2.6
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77/100

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Leipzig 20(2011)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
77/100

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The Battle of Austerlitz, December 2, 1805(1980)

★ 6.21–2 players120 minWeight 2.4
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77/100

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Rockets Red Glare(1981)

★ 6.12 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
76/100

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The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon in Russia 1812(1972)

★ 6.82 players180 minWeight 2.1
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76/100

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