SEED GAME#23382 BGG all-time

V.I.P.E.R.(1988)

★ 6.3 BGG2–12 players60 minWeight 2.29
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Looking for games like V.I.P.E.R.? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll. 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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★ 7.02–8 players90 minWeight 2.3
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75/100

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Pacific Rim: Extinction(2018)

★ 7.32–6 players30 minWeight 1.8
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74/100

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5150(2006)

★ 7.22–4 players120 minWeight 2.5
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74/100

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Starship Troopers Miniatures Game(2005)

★ 6.92 players180 minWeight 2.7
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74/100

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A Call to Arms: Babylon 5 Space Combat(2004)

★ 6.72–8 players120 minWeight 2.8
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74/100

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Dead Man's Hand Redux(2024)

★ 8.62–6 playersWeight 2.0
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74/100

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Carnevale: Vicious Fighting Along the Canals of Venice(2011)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
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73/100

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The Sword and the Flame(1979)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.4
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73/100

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Warlords of Erehwon Rulebook(2019)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 2.8
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73/100

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Blitzkrieg Commander: Fast-Play Tabletop Wargame Rules for Combined-Arms Operations, 1936-45(2004)

★ 7.42 players150 minWeight 2.6
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73/100

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Bloody Big Battles!(2014)

★ 8.82–8 players90 minWeight 2.3
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73/100

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Dead Man's Hand(2013)

★ 7.82–6 playersWeight 2.1
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73/100

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