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18 games like 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis

The best games like 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis are Twilight Struggle, Labyrinth The War on Terror and 1989 Dawn of Freedom — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Twilight Struggle shares modern warfare, political, wargame with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis.

Every alternative below links to its own 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / modern warfare shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 2.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Twilight Struggle (2005)
   2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Modern Warfare, Political, Wargame, Action/Event, Advantage Token, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven +1 more · 5 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · ~105 min longer · +1.2 heavier
   View Twilight Struggle on Amazon →
2. 2. Labyrinth The War on Terror (2010)
   1–2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Modern Warfare, Political, Wargame, Action/Event, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven · 3 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~135 min longer · +1.3 heavier
   View Labyrinth The War on Terror on Amazon →
3. 3. 1989 Dawn of Freedom (2012)
   2 players · 150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Modern Warfare, Political, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 3 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · ~105 min longer · +0.9 heavier
   View 1989 Dawn of Freedom on Amazon →
4. 4. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
   3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Bluffing, Political, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2–2) · scales to 6 · ~135 min longer · +1.4 heavier
5. 5. Quartermaster General The Cold War (2018)
   3–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Modern Warfare, Political, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2–2) · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier
6. 6. GKR Heavy Hitters (2018)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Modern Warfare, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
7. 7. Warfighter The Tactical Special Forces Card Game (2014)
   1–6 players · 30–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Modern Warfare, Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 2 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
8. 8. BattleLore (2006)
   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 3 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Junta (1978)
   2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
   Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Bluffing, Political, Wargame, Hand Management · 1 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · scales to 7 · ~195 min longer · +0.5 heavier
10. 10. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
    2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Political, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 3 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · scales to 3 · ~255 min longer · +1 heavier
11. 11. Colonialism (2013)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Bluffing, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 3 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
12. 12. Cold War CIA vs KGB (2007)
    2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Bluffing, Modern Warfare, Political, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
13. 13. We the People (1993)
    2 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Wargame, Action/Event, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 4 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · ~75 min longer · +0.4 heavier
14. 14. Andean Abyss (2012)
    1–4 players · 360 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Modern Warfare, Political, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Campaign / Battle Card Driven · 2 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~315 min longer · +1.4 heavier
15. 15. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Hand Management · 2 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
16. 16. Forbidden Stars (2015)
    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Bluffing, Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~105 min longer · +1.5 heavier
17. 17. Watergate (2019)
    2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Political, Action/Event, Hand Management · 2 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
18. 18. Kemet (2012)
    2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: Wargame, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs 13 Days The Cuban Missile Crisis: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier

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