SEED GAME#22155 BGG all-time

Garden Gnomes: Violent Vendetta(2016)

★ 7.7 BGG3–6 players30 minWeight 2.25
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Games like Garden Gnomes: Violent Vendetta

Looking for games like Garden Gnomes: Violent Vendetta? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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Star Breach(2018)

★ 8.32–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
79/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Gardens of Mars(2011)

★ 7.22–5 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Dragon Rampage(2012)

★ 6.43–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Terakh: A Creative Strategy Game(2005)

★ 5.92–6 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry – Core Book (First Edition)(2019)

★ 7.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingMeasurement MovementVariable Player Powers

Rise and Fall(1989)

★ 6.61–6 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

The Coin Tribes' Revolt: Boudica's Rebellion Against Rome(2018)

★ 7.21–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Phase Order

Age of Fantasy(2017)

★ 8.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingVariable Player Powers

Dice Throne: Santa v. Krampus(2022)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Clash of Spears: Rules for Skirmish Battles in Ancient Times(2020)

★ 9.22–4 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingSimulationVariable Player Powers

Clash of Rage(2018)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingModular BoardPattern Building

Soldier Kings: The Seven Years War Worldwide(2002)

★ 6.42–8 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

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