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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. Champions of Midgard (2015)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Champions of Midgard alternatives →

   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 3 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Champions of Midgard →
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   2. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium · See Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon alternatives →

   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier

   Check price for Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon →
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   3. Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)

   3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Mare Nostrum Empires alternatives →

   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 3 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Mare Nostrum Empires →
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   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 · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Chaos in the Old World alternatives →

   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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   6. Ghost Stories (2008)

   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Ghost Stories alternatives →

   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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   7. Village Attacks (2018)

   1–5 players · 30–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium

   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 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 · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Shadows over Camelot alternatives →

   Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Blood Rage alternatives →

    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Action Points · 2 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Das Orakel von Delphi alternatives →

    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Kingdom Death Monster alternatives →

    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +1.7 heavier
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    14. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium

    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Kemet alternatives →

    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Action Points · 2 shared tags · 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 · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Cyclades alternatives →

    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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    18. Nidavellir (2020)

    2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Nidavellir alternatives →

    Shares with Yggdrasil: Mythology, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of Yggdrasil’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Yggdrasil: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

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