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Virulence: An Infectious Card Game(2016)

★ 6.6 BGG2–5 playersWeight 1.63
Auction / BiddingBetting and BluffingDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Games like Virulence: An Infectious Card Game

Looking for games like Virulence: An Infectious Card Game? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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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Tavern Tales: Legends of Dungeon Drop(2021)

★ 6.52–5 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingBetting and BluffingDeduction

Marrying Mr. Darcy(2014)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Betting and Bluffing + 5 more

Betting and BluffingDice RollingHand Management

Scrooge: The Board Game(2017)

★ 6.72–6 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Betting and Bluffing + 5 more

Betting and BluffingDice RollingHand Management

Unsung Heroes(2021)

★ 8.62–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 4 more

Auction / BiddingBetting and BluffingDice Rolling

Bottom of the 9th(2015)

★ 6.71–2 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckSimultaneous Action Selection

Campy Creatures(2017)

★ 7.02–5 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSet Collection

Campy Creatures: Volume 1 (Third Edition)(2025)

★ 7.12–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

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Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSet Collection

Turin Market(2016)

★ 6.12–5 players10 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 4 more

Auction / BiddingBetting and BluffingCommodity Speculation

Here to Slay(2020)

★ 6.92–6 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Action PointsDice RollingHand Management

Scripts and Scribes: The Dice Game(2012)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more

Auction / BiddingDice RollingPush Your Luck

Valhalla(2018)

★ 7.11–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

CV(2013)

★ 6.62–4 players60 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

ContractsDice RollingHand Management

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