War Game Rank | Thumbnail image | Title | Geek Rating | Avg Rating |
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Twilight Struggle
(2005)
Relive the Cold War and rewrite history in an epic clash between the USA and USSR. |
8.251 | 8.29 | 40795 | [Shop] |
3308 |
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Risk
(1959)
Will you conquer the world in this multi-player push-your-luck wargame? |
5.184 | 5.59 | 30232 | [Shop] |
65 |
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Memoir '44
(2004)
Revisit the battles of D-Day and control the forces of the Allies and the Axis! |
7.323 | 7.56 | 25712 | [Shop] |
15 |
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Root
(2018)
Decide the fate of the forest as woodland factions fight for contrasting goals. |
7.711 | 8.10 | 24356 | [Shop] |
53 |
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Pilot your ships in tight arcs to take out the enemy! The universe can be yours. |
7.403 | 7.69 | 23058 | [Shop] |
2 |
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The Fellowship and the Free Peoples clash with Sauron over the fate of Middle-Earth. |
8.209 | 8.49 | 13704 | [Shop] |
243 |
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Diplomacy
(1959)
Powers of post-Victorian Europe cooperate and clash to become master of the Continent |
6.817 | 7.04 | 12100 | [Shop] |
653 |
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Axis & Allies
(1981)
Re-fight WWII on a global scale with plastic soldiers, tanks, planes, and ships! |
6.313 | 6.56 | 10295 | [Shop] |
98 |
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BattleLore
(2006)
Battle through a Hundred Years War with magic, Goblins, and more. |
7.150 | 7.36 | 9090 | [Shop] |
141 |
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Nexus Ops
(2005)
Corporations battle it out to dominate each other and the alien species that await! |
7.043 | 7.22 | 8487 | [Shop] |
19 |
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Commands & Colors: Ancients
(2006)
Accessible game of warfare from the dawn of history to the opening of the Middle Ages |
7.666 | 7.78 | 7984 | [Shop] |
79 |
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A Few Acres of Snow
(2011)
Card-driven game about the 18th century French-Indian War. |
7.255 | 7.40 | 7425 | [Shop] |
598 |
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Risk 2210 A.D.
(2001)
Specialized commanders lead robot armies in a war for the earth, sea, and even moon. |
6.366 | 6.70 | 6693 | [Shop] |
477 |
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Axis & Allies
(2004)
Re-fight WWII on a global scale with plastic soldiers, tanks, planes, and ships! |
6.472 | 6.70 | 5802 | [Shop] |
50 |
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BattleLore (Second Edition)
(2013)
Fantasy Command & Colors spiced up with magic. |
7.406 | 7.74 | 5640 | [Shop] |
8 |
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Combat Commander: Europe
(2006)
Recreate the European theater of World War II in this acclaimed card-driven wargame. |
7.770 | 7.94 | 5387 | [Shop] |
227 |
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Ikusa
(1986)
Expand your influence and lead your armies to victory in feudal Japan! |
6.836 | 7.02 | 4894 | [Shop] |
18 |
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Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage
(1996)
Card driven strategic and political struggle between Ancient Rome and Carthage. |
7.687 | 7.80 | 4786 | [Shop] |
277 |
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Wings of War: Famous Aces
(2004)
World War One air combat brought to life with colorful miniatures. |
6.746 | 6.86 | 4616 | [Shop] |
45 |
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Star Wars: Armada
(2015)
Form your fleet, plan a strategy, and execute it with your commands. |
7.434 | 7.85 | 4590 | [Shop] |
3 |
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Paths of Glory
(1999)
Step into the shoes of rulers and generals who triumphed or failed in the Great War. |
7.931 | 8.06 | 4537 | [Shop] |
5 |
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Defend or depose the Toyotomi heir by commanding the loyalty of the feudal lords. |
7.817 | 8.04 | 4377 | [Shop] |
52 |
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Jihad is no longer a world away. Can the West react in time to win the war on terror? |
7.403 | 7.59 | 4317 | [Shop] |
39 |
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Undaunted: Normandy
(2019)
Command your rifle platoon to victory in this WWII multi-scenario deck builder. |
7.445 | 7.90 | 4287 | [Shop] |
126 |
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Britannia
(1986)
Control multiple nations in conflicts that span a millennium of British history. |
7.078 | 7.20 | 4039 | [Shop] |
301 |
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Titan
(1980)
Travel the land, amass your forces and fight for supremacy in this fantasy classic! |
6.705 | 6.96 | 3863 | [Shop] |
48 |
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Hammer of the Scots
(2002)
William Wallace clashes with England to determine the fate of 13th-century Scotland. |
7.409 | 7.55 | 3850 | [Shop] |
119 |
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USA and USSR seek world domination - but too much aggression triggers nuclear war. |
7.098 | 7.31 | 3753 | [Shop] |
180 |
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Tide of Iron
(2007)
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6.941 | 7.21 | 3739 | [Shop] |
35 |
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1775: Rebellion
(2013)
Four sides manoeuvre & battle to capture territory in America's War for Independence. |
7.466 | 7.68 | 3710 | [Shop] |
N/A |
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Expand the world of Root with opportunistic otters and zealous lizards. |
7.670 | 8.46 | 3667 | [Shop] |
9 |
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Here I Stand
(2006)
Europe in conflict during the Protestant Reformation of the early 16th century. |
7.753 | 7.91 | 3566 | [Shop] |
12 |
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Advanced Squad Leader
(1985)
Play through historical scenarios in this exhaustive squad-level WWII game system. |
7.729 | 7.99 | 3490 | [Shop] |
349 |
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D-Day Dice
(2012)
An elite group of Army Rangers is ordered to take out German machine gun nests. |
6.624 | 6.83 | 3430 | [Shop] |
163 |
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Battle Cry
(1999)
Fight famous Civil War battles with cards and dice. |
6.986 | 7.16 | 3422 | [Shop] |
261 |
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BattleTech
(1985)
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6.773 | 7.05 | 3369 | [Shop] |
70 |
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Squad Leader
(1977)
A squad level tactical game with counters and chart depicting combat in WWII. |
7.293 | 7.51 | 3152 | [Shop] |
57 |
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Space Empires: 4X
(2011)
Venture in the vast space with your fleet to make your empire prevail in the galaxy. |
7.385 | 7.68 | 3036 | [Shop] |
1951 |
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Risk (Revised Edition)
(2008)
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5.786 | 5.99 | 3014 | [Shop] |
77 |
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7.264 | 7.51 | 2976 | [Shop] | |
415 |
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Conquest of the Empire
(2005)
Build an army, write laws, and ultimately be the conqueror the Mediterranean. |
6.536 | 6.73 | 2956 | [Shop] |
649 |
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Kingmaker
(1974)
Intrigue permeates the struggle for the crown during the 15 C. Wars of the Roses. |
6.314 | 6.50 | 2868 | [Shop] |
170 |
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Battles of Westeros
(2010)
Strategically outmaneuver your opponent with familiar Game of Thrones characters. |
6.967 | 7.27 | 2802 | [Shop] |
N/A |
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Memoir '44: Eastern Front
(2005)
Take the battle east as Axis and Soviet forces clash in ice and snow. |
7.659 | 7.97 | 2776 | [Shop] |
11 |
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Maria
(2009)
Maneuver martially and politically in this 3 player War of the Austrian Succession. |
7.738 | 7.97 | 2775 | [Shop] |
264 |
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Ogre
(1977)
The original assymetrical sci-fi wargame pits the mega-tank Ogre against lesser units |
6.767 | 6.95 | 2681 | [Shop] |
10 |
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7.739 | 8.00 | 2639 | [Shop] | |
110 |
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Will history repeat itself, or will you change the outcome? |
7.127 | 7.43 | 2594 | [Shop] |
1436 |
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WarCraft: The Board Game
(2003)
A faithful translation of the original. Harvest, upgrade, then battle. |
5.917 | 6.12 | 2579 | [Shop] |
569 |
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The crew fights the invaders without knowing which weapons will be effective. |
6.393 | 6.52 | 2540 | [Shop] |
38 |
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Cuba Libre
(2013)
Play as one of four factions vying for control of Cuba in card-driven COIN Vol:2. |
7.445 | 7.70 | 2540 | [Shop] |
62 |
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Friedrich
(2004)
Europe is on a knife's edge as Prussia faces down an uneasy alliance. |
7.342 | 7.55 | 2507 | [Shop] |
80 |
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Scramble to defend your home as the English or gamble on invasion as the Vikings. |
7.250 | 7.55 | 2488 | [Shop] |
1136 |
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Risk: Godstorm
(2004)
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6.026 | 6.27 | 2456 | [Shop] |
667 |
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Axis & Allies: Europe
(1999)
WWII conflict in European Theater with plastic troops, tanks, planes, and ship. |
6.301 | 6.52 | 2451 | [Shop] |
642 |
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6.322 | 6.64 | 2404 | [Shop] | |
418 |
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Fortress America
(1986)
America invaded by 3 nefarious foes in a futuristic conflict played with miniatures! |
6.533 | 6.70 | 2384 | [Shop] |
25 |
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Ease yourself into Advanced Squad Leader, the wargame of all wargames. |
7.570 | 7.82 | 2380 | [Shop] |
109 |
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Quartermaster General
(2014)
Secure supply, plan strategies, and as a team win the Second World War. |
7.130 | 7.37 | 2379 | [Shop] |
46 |
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Washington's War
(2010)
Classic card-driven game. Free the Patriots or keep America in the British Empire. |
7.432 | 7.63 | 2374 | [Shop] |
40 |
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Churchill
(2015)
A political conflict of WW2 cooperation and competition. |
7.445 | 7.67 | 2372 | [Shop] |
207 |
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Battle for Rokugan
(2017)
Bluff and misdirect your clan's way to victory in a dudes-on-a-map without the dudes. |
6.877 | 7.48 | 2361 | [Shop] |
950 |
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6.108 | 6.52 | 2338 | [Shop] | |
125 |
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Manoeuvre
(2008)
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7.078 | 7.29 | 2331 | [Shop] |
393 |
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Axis & Allies: 1942
(2009)
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6.566 | 6.93 | 2293 | [Shop] |
41 |
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The Battle of Five Armies
(2014)
The Climactic Battle of the Hobbit, by the team that brought you War of the Ring! |
7.445 | 7.87 | 2270 | [Shop] |
13 |
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Fire in the Lake
(2014)
Play as the USA, VC, ARVN, or NVA to control Vietnam in COIN:Volume IV. |
7.728 | 8.07 | 2254 | [Shop] |
95 |
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1812: The Invasion of Canada
(2012)
Operational level wargame well-suited for team play in the War of 1812. |
7.157 | 7.34 | 2214 | [Shop] |
86 |
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Ambush!
(1983)
Lead a squad through a series of WWII tactical engagements straight outta Hollywood! |
7.207 | 7.45 | 2184 | [Shop] |
1453 |
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Battle Masters
(1992)
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5.908 | 6.28 | 2178 | [Shop] |
23 |
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Up Front
(1983)
World War Two infantry card game based loosely on Squad Leader. |
7.633 | 7.86 | 2156 | [Shop] |
805 |
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Car Wars
(1981)
Drive offensively! The right of way goes to those with the biggest guns. |
6.202 | 6.39 | 2149 | [Shop] |
N/A |
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Memoir '44: Terrain Pack
(2005)
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7.176 | 7.51 | 2106 | [Shop] |
64 |
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Sparta and Athens fight to build rival civilizations among ancient Greek city-states. |
7.325 | 7.62 | 2106 | [Shop] |
N/A |
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7.641 | 8.14 | 2063 | [Shop] | |
31 |
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1989: Dawn of Freedom
(2012)
A game of political struggle as the Soviet Empire begins to show cracks. |
7.491 | 7.79 | 2043 | [Shop] |
799 |
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Axis & Allies: D-Day
(2004)
The D-Day invasion come to life with plastic troops, tanks, and planes. |
6.207 | 6.43 | 1977 | [Shop] |
N/A |
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7.326 | 7.77 | 1965 | [Shop] | |
N/A |
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Memoir '44: Pacific Theater
(2006)
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7.547 | 7.90 | 1955 | [Shop] |
224 |
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Wooden Ships & Iron Men
(1974)
Cardboard ships and paper maps recreate Age of Sail battles, 1793-1815. |
6.841 | 7.05 | 1945 | [Shop] |
131 |
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Heroes of Normandie
(2014)
Skirmish-sized warfare in pure Hollywood style! |
7.069 | 7.49 | 1931 | [Shop] |
276 |
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B-17: Queen of the Skies
(1981)
Tense solitaire game of flying B-17 missions fraught with danger to your crew. |
6.747 | 7.06 | 1911 | [Shop] |
522 |
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Axis & Allies: Pacific
(2001)
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6.434 | 6.67 | 1911 | [Shop] |
179 |
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6.941 | 7.07 | 1910 | [Shop] | |
310 |
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2 de Mayo
(2008)
Written orders govern this two-player head-to-head battle game. |
6.693 | 6.93 | 1901 | [Shop] |
113 |
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Axis & Allies Europe 1940
(2010)
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7.121 | 7.56 | 1877 | [Shop] |
335 |
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A game of WW2 grand strategy. |
6.650 | 6.90 | 1866 | [Shop] |
315 |
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Warhammer: Diskwars
(2013)
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6.681 | 7.11 | 1865 | [Shop] |
2722 |
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Attack!
(2003)
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5.608 | 5.84 | 1831 | [Shop] |
N/A |
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Additional board with snow and desert background. No gameplay effects, just aestetics |
7.050 | 7.39 | 1827 | [Shop] |
237 |
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Necromunda
(1995)
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6.824 | 7.30 | 1824 | [Shop] |
N/A |
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7.303 | 7.76 | 1816 | [Shop] | |
286 |
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Star Trek: Attack Wing
(2013)
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6.726 | 7.51 | 1805 | [Shop] |
6 |
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European struggle between communist, fascist, and capitalist systems during 1936-1945 |
7.811 | 8.18 | 1798 | [Shop] |
258 |
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6.782 | 6.97 | 1764 | [Shop] | |
26 |
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7.564 | 7.97 | 1714 | [Shop] | |
21 |
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Napoleon's Triumph
(2007)
A tactical-level block wargame simulating the Battle of Austerlitz. |
7.651 | 7.97 | 1699 | [Shop] |
82 |
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Form a squadron, plan its moves, take actions and engage the enemy in a dog fight. |
7.239 | 8.29 | 1686 | [Shop] |
37 |
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Wilderness War
(2001)
Card-driven, point-to-point, 18th century fight for North American dominance. |
7.450 | 7.72 | 1685 | [Shop] |
531 |
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Rum & Bones
(2015)
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6.418 | 6.97 | 1671 | [Shop] |