SEED GAME#13127 BGG all-time

World War I: Deluxe Edition(2015)

★ 7.6 BGG2 players180 minWeight 2.67
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Games like World War I: Deluxe Edition

Looking for games like World War I: Deluxe Edition? 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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Night Drop 2: Pegasus Bridge(2018)

★ 7.52 players90 minWeight 3.2
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81/100

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Lawrence of Arabia: The British Offensive – September-October 1918(1983)

★ 6.21–3 players120 minWeight 2.3
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79/100

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Cortes: Conquest of the Aztec Empire(1993)

★ 6.52 players180 minWeight 2.3
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78/100

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Bastogne ...and the Battle of the Ardennes December, 1944(1969)

★ 5.72 playersWeight 2.7
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78/100

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Napoleon's Last Gamble: Battles of the Hundred Days(2016)

★ 8.32–6 playersWeight 2.8
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78/100

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Burning Mountains 1916(2017)

★ 7.82 players180 minWeight 2.2
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77/100

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Bitter Woods Deluxe Edition(2003)

★ 7.62–4 playersWeight 3.1
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77/100

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Last Stand: The Battle for Moscow 1941-42(2008)

★ 7.91–2 playersWeight 2.8
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77/100

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Afrika: 2nd Edition(2006)

★ 7.51–2 playersWeight 2.7
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77/100

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Decision at Kasserine: Rommel's Last Chance – Designer Signature Edition(2020)

★ 7.91–2 players180 minWeight 2.5
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77/100

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Stalingrad Pocket: 2nd Edition – The Wehrmacht's Greatest Disaster(1996)

★ 7.31–2 playersWeight 2.6
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76/100

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Battles for the Ardennes(1978)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.8
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76/100

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