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18 games like Paths of Glory

The best games like Paths of Glory are Twilight Struggle, Hannibal Rome vs. Carthage and Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Twilight Struggle shares wargame, campaign / battle card driven, dice rolling with Paths of Glory.

Every alternative below links to its own Paths of Glory-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s wargame / world war i shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Paths of Glory’s 3.8 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 Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling · 2 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · ~330 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Twilight Struggle on Amazon →
2. 2. Hannibal Rome vs. Carthage (1996)
   2 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · ~360 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Hannibal Rome vs. Carthage on Amazon →
3. 3. Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 (2006)
   2–6 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~210 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
   View Here I Stand Wars of the Reformation 1517-1555 on Amazon →
4. 4. Hannibal & Hamilcar (2018)
   2 players · 40–200 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · ~360 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. Virgin Queen (2012)
   2–6 players · 420 min · ★ 8.0 · Heavy
   Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~60 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. Wilderness War (2001)
   2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · ~300 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
7. 7. War of the Ring (2004)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling · 2 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~360 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. For the People (1998)
   2 players · 360 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · ~120 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Dice Rolling · 1 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~270 min shorter · same complexity
10. 10. Sword of Rome (2004)
    2–5 players · 360 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~120 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
11. 11. Successors The Battles for Alexander's Empire (2008)
    2–4 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~180 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
12. 12. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
    2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling · 2 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · scales to 3 · ~180 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
13. 13. Labyrinth The War on Terror (2010)
    1–2 players · 180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling · 2 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~300 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
14. 14. World War II Barbarossa to Berlin (2002)
    2 players · 420 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
15. 15. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
    2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Dice Rolling · 1 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~350 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
16. 16. Root (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Dice Rolling · 1 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~405 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
17. 17. Crusade and Revolution The Spanish Civil War (2013)
    2 players · 180–360 min · ★ 8.6 · Medium
    Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · ~210 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
18. 18. Empire of the Sun The Pacific War 1941-1945 (2005)
    1–2 players · 360 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy
    Shares with Paths of Glory: Wargame, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling · 2 of Paths of Glory’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Paths of Glory: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~120 min shorter · +0.5 heavier

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