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18 games like ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules

The best games like ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules are Empire of the Sun The Pacific War 1941-1945, World in Flames Collector's edition and Twilight Imperium Third Edition — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Empire of the Sun The Pacific War 1941-1945 shares wargame, world war ii, dice rolling with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules.

Every alternative below links to its own ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s wargame / world war ii shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 4.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Empire of the Sun The Pacific War 1941-1945 (2005)

   1–2 players · 360 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy

   Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~60 min longer · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Empire of the Sun The Pacific War 1941-1945 →
2. 

   2. World in Flames Collector's edition (1985)

   2–7 players · 120–6000 min · ★ 7.6 · Heavy

   Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · scales to 7 · ~2760 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for World in Flames Collector's edition →
3. 

   3. Twilight Imperium Third Edition (2005)

   3–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Heavy · See Twilight Imperium Third Edition alternatives →

   Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 3 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: no player-count overlap (3–6 vs 2) · scales to 6 · ~90 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for Twilight Imperium Third Edition →
4. 

   4. Flat Top (1977)

   2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.3 · Heavy

   Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · ~60 min longer · 0.5 lighter
5. 

   5. Crescendo of Doom (1979)

   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Heavy

   Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · ~240 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
6. 

   6. Ambush! (1983)

   1 players · 240 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

   Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Line of Sight · 6 shared tags · 4 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: no player-count overlap (1 vs 2) · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · 1.5 lighter
7. 

   7. G.I. Anvil of Victory (1982)

   2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.0 · Heavy

   Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · ~120 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
8. 

   8. The Longest Day (1979)

   2–8 players · 5400 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-heavy

   Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · scales to 8 · ~5100 min longer · 0.6 lighter
9. 

   9. Baltic Gap Summer 1944 (2009)

   2 players · 240 min · ★ 8.0 · Heavy

   Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
10. 

    10. PanzerBlitz (1970)

    2 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium

    Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid, Interrupts +1 more · 7 shared tags · 5 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (83%)

    vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · ~210 min shorter · 1.7 lighter
11. 

    11. Achtung Spitfire! (1995)

    1–10 players · 240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 10 · ~60 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
12. 

    12. PQ-17 Arctic Naval Operations 1941-1943 (2009)

    2 players · 210 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · ~90 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
13. 

    13. Rise and Decline of the Third Reich (1974)

    2–6 players · 1440 min · ★ 6.9 · Heavy

    Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 2 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~1140 min longer · 0.4 lighter
14. 

    14. Empire of the Rising Sun (1995)

    2–6 players · 180–1200 min · ★ 6.8 · Heavy

    Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 5 shared tags · 3 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~390 min longer · 0.4 lighter
15. 

    15. Pacific War The Struggle Against Japan 1941-1945 (1985)

    2 players · 60–6000 min · ★ 7.7 · Heavy

    Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 2 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · ~2730 min longer · 0.2 lighter
16. 

    16. Combat Commander Europe (2006)

    2 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Combat Commander Europe alternatives →

    Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Grid Movement, Hexagon Grid · 4 shared tags · 2 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · ~180 min shorter · 1.5 lighter
17. 

    17. Heroes of Normandie (2014)

    2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

    Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Line of Sight · 5 shared tags · 3 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · ~255 min shorter · 2 lighter
18. 

    18. Memoir '44 (2004)

    2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Memoir '44 alternatives →

    Shares with ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: Wargame, World War II, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 4 shared tags · 2 of ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs ASL Advanced Squad Leader Rules: both play at 2 · scales to 8 · ~255 min shorter · 2.5 lighter

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