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Valkyries(2024)

★ 7.3 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.50
Grid MovementHand ManagementMulti-Use Cards

Games like Valkyries

Looking for games like Valkyries? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Kung Fu 2100(1980)

★ 6.21–2 players90 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Grid Movement + 4 more

Grid MovementLine of SightScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Japanime Tactics: Granblue Fantasy – Gran Starter Set(2024)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Deck ConstructionGrid MovementHand Management

Ichor(2025)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Grid MovementOnce-Per-Game AbilitiesPattern Movement

Manoeuvre: Distant Lands(2017)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingGrid Movement

Santorini: New York(2020)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementRace

HeroQuest: First Light(2025)

★ 8.02–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Dice RollingDie Icon ResolutionGrid Movement

Santorini(2016)

★ 7.32–4 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementMap ReductionRace

Santorini: Pantheon Edition(2025)

★ 8.52–4 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementMap ReductionRace

Drako: Dragon & Dwarves(2011)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenGrid Movement

The Mystic Wood(1980)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementModular BoardRace

Tally Ho!(1973)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

End Game BonusesGrid MovementSquare Grid

Drako: Knights & Trolls(2019)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenGrid Movement

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