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Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972(1972)

★ 6.8 BGG2 players120 minWeight 2.76
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Looking for games like Year of the Rat: Vietnam, 1972? 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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Winged Horse: Campaigns in Vietnam, 1965-66(2006)

★ 7.22 players120 minWeight 3.0
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Cold War Battles: Budapest '56 & Angola '87(2006)

★ 6.82 players180 minWeight 2.6
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Meatgrinder: Battle for Xuân Lộc 1975(2011)

★ 6.92 players280 minWeight 2.9
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No Trumpets No Drums: The Vietnam War 1965-1975(1982)

★ 6.72 players240 minWeight 3.1
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Old School Tactical: Volume 4 – Italian Theater 1943-45(2023)

★ 8.82 players60 minWeight 3.0
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Holy War: Afghanistan(1991)

★ 6.32 players180 minWeight 3.1
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The Russian Campaign: 4th Edition(2003)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.9
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NATO: Operational Combat in Europe in the 1970's(1973)

★ 6.22 players240 minWeight 2.6
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Marne 1918: Friedensturm(2006)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 3.2
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