SEED GAME#8978 BGG all-time

Baron Voodoo(2019)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.42
Action QueueSquare GridVariable Player Powers

Games like Baron Voodoo

Looking for games like Baron Voodoo? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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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ISO Match
70/100

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ISO Match
69/100

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Kharnage(2016)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Gunshi: The Art of Strategy(2021)

★ 7.82 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Action QueueHidden RolesSquare Grid

Swashbuckler: A Game of Swordplay and Derring-do(1980)

★ 6.92–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Queue + 1 more

Action QueueSimultaneous Action SelectionSquare Grid

Bat Cup(2018)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Action QueueOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

The Great Space Race(2006)

★ 6.53–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Queue + 1 more

Action QueueSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Age of Thieves(2016)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Queue + 1 more

Action PointsAction QueueSimultaneous Action Selection

Mythic Mischief(2022)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Variable Player Powers

Action PointsGrid MovementVariable Player Powers

8 Masters' Revenge(2013)

★ 6.11–4 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Queue + 1 more

Action QueueHand ManagementTeam-Based Game

Mythic Mischief Vol. II(2024)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Variable Player Powers

Action PointsGrid MovementVariable Player Powers

Dice Throne: Santa v. Krampus(2022)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Variable Player Powers

Dice RollingTake ThatVariable Player Powers

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