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Won by the Sword: Great Campaigns of the Thirty Years War, Vol. 1(2014)

★ 6.6 BGG2 players360 minWeight 2.65
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Games like Won by the Sword: Great Campaigns of the Thirty Years War, Vol. 1

Looking for games like Won by the Sword: Great Campaigns of the Thirty Years War, Vol. 1? 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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★ 7.82 players150 minWeight 2.7
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74/100

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Nine Years: The War of the Grand Alliance 1688-1697(2017)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.8
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73/100

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Bulge 20: The Ardennes Offensive(2009)

★ 7.42 players75 minWeight 2.3
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73/100

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Rommel's War(2024)

★ 7.52 players30 minWeight 2.6
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73/100

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Mediterranean Empires(2015)

★ 7.22–8 playersWeight 2.8
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71/100

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Free At Last(2006)

★ 7.02 players180 minWeight 2.6
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70/100

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Unhappy King Charles (second edition)(2024)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 3.2
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69/100

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300: Earth & Water(2018)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.4
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69/100

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Unhappy King Charles!(2008)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 3.3
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69/100

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Soldier Raj: The Struggle for India 1767-1848(2004)

★ 6.22–5 players120 minWeight 2.3
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69/100

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Shifting Sands: The Campaign for North Africa 1940-1943(2006)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 3.2
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68/100

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Campaigns of Montrose: A Year of Living Dangerously, 1644-1645(2019)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.3
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68/100

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