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Victorian Masterminds(2019)

★ 6.8 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.14
ContractsSudden Death EndingVariable Player Powers

Games like Victorian Masterminds

Looking for games like Victorian Masterminds? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the ever-present threat of a sudden-death ending and 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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Raiders of the North Sea(2015)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsDice RollingHand Management

Critter Kitchen(2025)

★ 7.81–5 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Auction: Sealed BidContractsProgrammed Movement

Dreadful Meadows(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsMarketSolo / Solitaire Game

Champions of Midgard(2015)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Variable Player Powers + 1 more

Dice RollingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Dogs of War(2014)

★ 7.53–5 players75 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Variable Player Powers + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTug of War

Century: A New World(2019)

★ 7.32–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

Action RetrievalContractsSet Collection

Century: Golem Edition – An Endless World(2020)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

Action RetrievalContractsSet Collection

Little Town(2017)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

ContractsTile PlacementWorker Placement

Colors of Paris(2019)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsOpen DraftingSet Collection

Harvest(2024)

★ 7.41–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Variable Player Powers + 1 more

Open DraftingVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

Santa's Workshop (Second Edition)(2023)

★ 7.72–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Worker Placement + 1 more

Set CollectionWorker PlacementWorker Placement, Different Worker Types

Transmissions(2022)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Variable Player Powers + 1 more

Hand ManagementRondelSet Collection

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