Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar / Similar games

18 games like Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar

The best games like Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar are Nemo's War (Second Edition), PARKS and Africana — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Nemo's War (Second Edition) shares adventure, travel, action points with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar.

Every alternative below links to its own Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s action / dexterity / adventure shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 1.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Travel, Action Points, Area Movement, Push Your Luck · 3 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~38 min longer · +1.7 heavier
    View Nemo's War (Second Edition) on Amazon →
  2. 2. PARKS (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Travel, Set Collection · 1 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
    View PARKS on Amazon →
  3. 3. Africana (2012)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Travel, Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection · 2 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
    View Africana on Amazon →
  4. 2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Travel, Action Points, Area Movement, Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection · 4 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~68 min longer · +0.9 heavier
  5. 1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Travel, Area Movement, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~128 min longer · +1.4 heavier
  6. 2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Action Points, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
  7. 2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Action Points, Pick-up and Deliver, Push Your Luck · 3 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
  8. 8. Eldritch Horror (2013)
    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Travel, Action Points · 1 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~128 min longer · +1.8 heavier
  9. 2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Action / Dexterity, Area Movement, Set Collection · 2 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
  10. 2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Action Points, Area Movement, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~128 min longer · +1.7 heavier
  11. 11. Fire of Eidolon (2017)
    1–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Action Points, Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection · 3 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  12. 12. Gloomhaven (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Action Queue · 1 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~38 min longer · +2.4 heavier
  13. 13. The Brigade (2018)
    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Action Points, Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection · 3 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  14. 14. Artifacts (2014)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Action Points, Set Collection · 2 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
  15. 1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Area Movement, Push Your Luck · 2 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  16. 2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Action Points, Action Queue, Area Movement · 3 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · +2.2 heavier
  17. 2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Adventure, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 2 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~32 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  18. 18. Strada Romana (2009)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: Travel, Action Points, Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection · 3 of Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar?
Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017) is the closest match to Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar, sharing adventure, travel, action points. It rates 8.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar?
Nemo's War (Second Edition), PARKS, Africana are the top-ranked alternatives to Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Nemo's War (Second Edition) harder than Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar?
Compared with Fireball Island The Curse of Vul-Kar, Nemo's War (Second Edition) is +1.7 heavier and ~38 min longer (3.2 vs 1.5 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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