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18 games like Viking Fury

The best games like Viking Fury are Merchants & Marauders, Nemo's War (Second Edition) and Explorers of the North Sea — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Merchants & Marauders shares nautical, action points, area movement with Viking Fury.

Every alternative below links to its own Viking Fury-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s medieval / nautical shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Viking Fury’s 2.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Nautical, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (100%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~120 min longer · +0.6 heavier
    View Merchants & Marauders on Amazon →
  2. 1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Nautical, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
    View Nemo's War (Second Edition) on Amazon →
  3. 1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Viking Fury: Medieval, Nautical, Action Points, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
    View Explorers of the North Sea on Amazon →
  4. 2–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Medieval, Nautical, Dice Rolling · 1 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
  5. 1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Medieval, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  6. 6. Hansa (2004)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Viking Fury: Medieval, Nautical, Action Points, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
  7. 7. Macao (2009)
    2–4 players · 50–100 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  8. 2–4 players · 70–100 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~25 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  9. 2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
  10. 2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Medieval, Dice Rolling · 1 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
  11. 2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Medieval, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Viking Fury: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~90 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  12. 2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Medieval, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  13. 2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Nautical, Area Movement, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  14. 2–4 players · 40–100 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Medieval, Dice Rolling · 1 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  15. 15. Britannia (1986)
    3–5 players · 180–300 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Medieval, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~180 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  16. 16. Islebound (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Nautical, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  17. 17. El Grande (1995)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Medieval, Area Movement · 1 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  18. 18. Inis (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Viking Fury: Medieval, Area Movement · 1 of Viking Fury’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Viking Fury: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
Check Merchants & Marauders on Amazon →

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Frequently asked

What game is most like Viking Fury?
Merchants & Marauders (2010) is the closest match to Viking Fury, sharing nautical, action points, area movement. It rates 7.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Viking Fury?
Merchants & Marauders, Nemo's War (Second Edition), Explorers of the North Sea are the top-ranked alternatives to Viking Fury in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Merchants & Marauders harder than Viking Fury?
Compared with Viking Fury, Merchants & Marauders is +0.6 heavier and ~120 min longer (3.2 vs 2.7 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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