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18 games like Vikings

The best games like Vikings are Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King, The Castles of Burgundy and Concordia — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King shares economic, territory building, auction/bidding with Vikings.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Vikings’s 2.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King (2015)

   2–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King alternatives →

   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~20 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King →
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   2. The Castles of Burgundy (2011)

   2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See The Castles of Burgundy alternatives →

   Shares with Vikings: Medieval, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for The Castles of Burgundy →
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   3. Concordia (2013)

   2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Concordia alternatives →

   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Nautical, Auction: Dutch · 3 shared tags · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~40 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Concordia →
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   4. Rurik Dawn of Kiev (2019)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Medieval, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding · 4 shared tags · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   5. Strasbourg (2011)

   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Medieval, Auction/Bidding, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Vikings: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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   6. Carcassonne The Expansion (2002)

   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Carcassonne The Expansion alternatives →

   Shares with Vikings: Medieval, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
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   7. Rajas of the Ganges (2017)

   2–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Rajas of the Ganges alternatives →

   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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   8. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)

   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Glen More II Chronicles alternatives →

   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   9. Navegador (2010)

   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Navegador alternatives →

   Shares with Vikings: Economic, Nautical, Rondel · 3 shared tags · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    10. Merchants Cove (2021)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium

    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Nautical, Rondel, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    11. Glass Road (2013)

    1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Glass Road alternatives →

    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Medieval, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~10 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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    12. Acquire (1964)

    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Acquire alternatives →

    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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    13. Key to the City London (2016)

    2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium

    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    14. Key Harvest (2007)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium

    Shares with Vikings: Medieval, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    15. Queendomino XL (2017)

    2–4 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Queendomino XL alternatives →

    Shares with Vikings: Medieval, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    16. New England (2003)

    3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Vikings: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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    17. Shogun (2006)

    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Shogun alternatives →

    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Medieval, Territory Building, Auction/Bidding · 4 shared tags · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Vikings: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.8 heavier
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    18. Pax Viking (2021)

    1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

    Shares with Vikings: Economic, Medieval, Nautical, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 1 of Vikings’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Vikings: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Vikings fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.