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18 games like Vikings Gone Wild

The best games like Vikings Gone Wild are Smash Up It's Your Fault!, Everdell and Aeon's End — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Smash Up It's Your Fault! shares card game, fantasy, humor with Vikings Gone Wild.

Every alternative below links to its own Vikings Gone Wild-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / city building shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 2 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Fantasy, Humor, Medieval, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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  2. 2. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, City Building, Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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  3. 3. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
    View Aeon's End on Amazon →
  4. 2–6 players · 50 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Fantasy, Medieval, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~17 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  5. 2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Medieval, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~37 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  6. 1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Fantasy, Medieval, Mythology, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~23 min longer · +1.1 heavier
  7. 2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Medieval, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~37 min shorter · same complexity
  8. 2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Fantasy, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~37 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  9. 2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  10. 10. Hero Realms (2016)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~42 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  11. 2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Fantasy, Humor, Medieval, Hand Management · 1 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  12. 12. Abyss (2014)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Fantasy, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
  13. 3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Humor, Medieval, Hand Management · 1 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
  14. 2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Fantasy, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: both play at 2 · ~37 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  15. 3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Fantasy, Medieval, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
  16. 1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Fantasy, Medieval, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  17. 17. Blood Rage (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Fantasy, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
  18. 2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Vikings Gone Wild: Card Game, Fantasy, Mythology, Hand Management · 1 of Vikings Gone Wild’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Vikings Gone Wild: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Vikings Gone Wild?
Smash Up It's Your Fault! (2016) is the closest match to Vikings Gone Wild, sharing card game, fantasy, humor. It rates 7.5/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Vikings Gone Wild?
Smash Up It's Your Fault!, Everdell, Aeon's End are the top-ranked alternatives to Vikings Gone Wild 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 Smash Up It's Your Fault! harder than Vikings Gone Wild?
Compared with Vikings Gone Wild, Smash Up It's Your Fault! is 0.2 lighter and ~15 min shorter (2.1 vs 2.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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