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Villainous Vikings(2014)

★ 6.0 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 2.17
Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Games like Villainous Vikings

Looking for games like Villainous Vikings? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Villagers & Villains(2011)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
78/100

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Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Villainous Vikings (Second Edition)(2014)

★ 6.83–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
78/100

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Action PointsDice RollingOpen Drafting

Champions of Midgard(2015)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
77/100

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Dice RollingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Roll Player(2016)

★ 7.41–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
77/100

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Dice RollingOpen DraftingRole Playing

Wizards of the Wild(2015)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Deus Ex Machina(2016)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
73/100

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Castle Dice(2013)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Munchkin X-Men(2017)

★ 7.03–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Lindisfarne(2018)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Anime Saga(2017)

★ 6.92–5 players75 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Pioneer Days(2017)

★ 7.22–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Dôjima(2018)

★ 7.12–6 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

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