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18 games like Yggdrasil

The best games like Yggdrasil are Champions of Midgard, Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon and Mare Nostrum Empires — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Champions of Midgard shares mythology, dice rolling, set collection with Yggdrasil.

Every alternative below links to its own Yggdrasil-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s mythology shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Yggdrasil’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Champions of Midgard (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View Champions of Midgard on Amazon →
2. 2. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
   View Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon on Amazon →
3. 3. Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)
   3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Mare Nostrum Empires on Amazon →
4. 4. Atlantis Rising (Second Edition) (2019)
   1–7 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 1–6 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · same complexity
5. 5. Chaos in the Old World (2009)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. Ghost Stories (2008)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
7. 7. Village Attacks (2018)
   1–5 players · 30–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Valhalla (2018)
   1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 1–6 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
9. 9. Shadows over Camelot (2005)
   3–7 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 7 · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
10. 10. Blood Rage (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Action Points · 1 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
11. 11. Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot (2019)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Action Points, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Yggdrasil: both play at 2 · ~70 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
12. 12. Das Orakel von Delphi (2016)
    2–4 players · 70–100 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Kingdom Death Monster (2015)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6 · Heavy
    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +1.7 heavier
14. 14. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Dice Rolling · 1 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
15. 15. Kemet (2012)
    2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Action Points · 1 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
16. 16. Atlantis Rising (2012)
    2–6 players · 30–90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
17. 17. Cyclades (2009)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Dice Rolling · 1 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
18. 18. Nidavellir (2020)
    2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Set Collection · 1 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

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