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18 games like Hera and Zeus

The best games like Hera and Zeus are Thunder & Lightning, Android Netrunner and Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Thunder & Lightning shares bluffing, card game, mythology with Hera and Zeus.

Every alternative below links to its own Hera and Zeus-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s bluffing / card game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Hera and Zeus’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Thunder & Lightning (2016)
   2 players · 40 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Mythology, Action Points, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 3 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · ~10 min longer · 0.2 lighter
   View Thunder & Lightning on Amazon →
2. 2. Android Netrunner (2012)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Action Points, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 3 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +1.3 heavier
   View Android Netrunner on Amazon →
3. 3. Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot (2019)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Mythology, Action Points, Hand Management · 2 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
   View Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot on Amazon →
4. 4. Fugitive (2017)
   2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · ~17 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
5. 5. Evolution (2014)
   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Action Points, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 3 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 6. Arboretum (2015)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
7. 7. Abyss (2014)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. Iliad (2006)
   2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)
   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Hera and Zeus: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2–2) · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
10. 10. Shadows over Camelot (2005)
    3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Hera and Zeus: no player-count overlap (3–7 vs 2–2) · scales to 7 · ~40 min longer · +0.5 heavier
11. 11. Disney Villainous Wicked to the Core (2019)
    2–3 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 3 · ~20 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Lifeboat (2002)
    4–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Hera and Zeus: no player-count overlap (4–6 vs 2–2) · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
13. 13. Warhammer Invasion (2009)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
14. 14. Smash Up Science Fiction Double Feature (2014)
    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
15. 15. Not Alone (2016)
    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 7 · about the same length · same complexity
16. 16. Lord of the Rings The Confrontation (Deluxe Edition) (2005)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Bluffing, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment · 2 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
17. 17. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~25 min longer · +0.4 heavier
18. 18. Vikings Gone Wild (2017)
    2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hera and Zeus: Card Game, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Hera and Zeus’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Hera and Zeus: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~38 min longer · +0.2 heavier

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