If you’re looking for tabletop game recommendations, here are 50 of the best board games that start with V.From Valley of the Vikings to Villagersand Vinhos. With tens of thousands of great board games out there, I’ve sorted through some of the most popular titles, so you don’t have to.
For this post, I’ve organized these 50 board games into three categories:
- Children’s Board Games
- Family Board Games
- Thematic & Strategy Board Games (geared toward older players)
“V” Board Games to Check Out: Children’s, Family, and Thematic & Strategy
- Children’s Board Games that Start with V
- 1. Valley the Vikings
- 2. Vampires of the Night
- 3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Game
- 4. Van Gogh: Go Fish for Modern Artists
- 5. Veggie Checkers
- 6. Veggies
- 7. Villa Paletti
- 8. Viva Topo!
- 9. My Very First Games: Forest Friends
- 10. My Very First Games: Building Site
- My Very First Games: Nibble Munch Crunch
- Family Board Games that Begin with the Letter “V”
- 11. Villagers
- 12. Valdora
- 13. Virus!
- 14. Viral
- 15. VivaJava: The Coffee Game
- 16. Verdant
- 17. Via Magica
- 18. Voyages
- 19. Valeria: Card Kingdoms
- 20. Vikings Gone Wild
- Strategy and Thematic Board Games that Start with V
- 21. Viticulture
- 22. Vinhos
- 22. Vinhos: Deluxe Edition
- 24. Village
- 25. Via Nebula
- 26. Viscounts of the West Kingdom
- 27. Voyages of Marco Polo
- 28. Vinci
- 29. Valley of the Kings
- 30. Valley of the Kings: Afterlife
- 31. 878 Vikings: Invasions of England
- 32. Vikings
- 33. Vasco da Gama
- 34. Vanuatu
- 35. Virgin Queen
- 36. Viceroy
- 37. Valletta
- 38. Versailles
- 39. Victory in the Pacific
- 40. Versailles 1919
- 41. Vindication
- 42. Vampire Masquerade: Heritage
- 43. Volt: Robot Battle Arena
- 44. Vabanque
- 45. Vegas Showdown
- 46. Vast: The Crystal Caverns
- 47. Vast: The Mysterious Manor
- 48. Villages of Valeria
- 49. Village Green
- 50. V-Sabotage
- Conclusion to Board Games that Start with V
Children’s Board Games that Start with V
Below are 10 board games for children that begin with the letter “V.” Some games on this list are suitable for kids as young as 2, whereas others are recommended for those 8 years and older.
To be on the list, these games are:
- Difficulty Level: Very Easy – Easy to learn and play
- The game’s theme is appropriate for children (think G-rated)
- The minimum age recommended ranges between 3 to 10 years old
1. Valley the Vikings
About the Game: It’s the annual barrel bowling contest for Vikings! Your goal is to knock over the right barrels and get rewarded. The winner is the player who gets the most gold coins by the end!
Difficulty Level:Easy
Number of Players: 2 to 4 players
Age Range:6 and older
Play Time:15 – 20 minutes
2. Vampires of the Night
About the Game: Vampires of the North is a dexterity game in which you move your vampires through a castle and try to remove garlic!
Difficulty Level:Easy
Number of Players: 2 to 4 players
Age Range:6 and older
Play Time:20 minutes
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Game
About the Game: Based on the renowned children’s book, this is a game of counting, collecting pieces, and building puzzles for those 3 and older!
This is one of the most popular games based on The Very Hungry Caterpillar, but there are many others out there!
Difficulty Level:Very Easy
Number of Players: 2 to 4 players
Age Range:3 and older
Play Time:5 – 10 minutes
4. Van Gogh: Go Fish for Modern Artists
About the Game: Kids can learn about the artwork of Vincent Van Gogh in this game of Go Fish! Whoever collects the most sets of cards will win the game! (Go Fish is one of the best games to introduce the mechanic of card set collection.)
Difficulty Level:Very Easy
Number of Players: 4 players
Age Range:7 and older
Play Time:15 minutes
5. Veggie Checkers
About the Game: Veggie Checkers is a thematic twist on the classic game. Here, you get to play as Bob the Tomato or Larry the Cucumber, though!
Difficulty Level:Very Easy
Number of Players: 2 players
Age Range:6 and older
Play Time:10 – 15 minutes
6. Veggies
About the Game: In Veggies, your goal is to build the market’s most successful produce stand! This is a fun card game for kids that helps teach pattern and matching skills!
Difficulty Level:Easy
Number of Players: 2 to 4 players
Age Range:8 and older
Play Time:10 – 20 minutes
7. Villa Paletti
About the Game: In this stacking game, players are trying to place the most valuable column blocks on the upper levels! Villa Paletti is a fun construction game that kids 8 and up can enjoy!
Difficulty Level:Easy
Number of Players: 2 to 4 players
Age Range:8 and older
Play Time:30 minutes
8. Viva Topo!
About the Game: You’re trying to move your mice and collect cheese! However, be careful of the cat that is chasing you!
Difficulty Level:Very Easy
Number of Players: 2 to 4 players
Age Range:4 and older
Play Time:20 – 30 minutes
9. My Very First Games: Forest Friends
About the Game: From game publisher HABA, the My Very First Games series were designed as educational games for kids 2 years old and up!
In Forest Friends, you’ll practice naming plants, animals, and other things you’d find in a forest!
Difficulty Level:Very Easy
Number of Players: 1 to 4 players
Age Range:2 and older
Play Time:5 – 10 minutes
10. My Very First Games: Building Site
About the Game: Kids will work together to help build a house in Building Site. You’ll flip large tokens to figure out which order to build!
Difficulty Level:Very Easy
Number of Players: 1 to 4 players
Age Range:2 and older
Play Time:5 minutes
My Very First Games: Nibble Munch Crunch
About the Game: Nibble Munch Crunch is all about matching food with the correct animal!
Difficulty Level:Very Easy
Number of Players: 1 to 5 players
Age Range:2 and older
Play Time:5 minutes
My Very First Games: Teddy’s Colors & Shapes
About the Game: Come along with Teddy and learn all about colors and shapes! The game helps with the skills of free play, color & shape recognition, and observation!
Difficulty Level:Very Easy
Number of Players: 1 to 4 players
Age Range:2 and older
Play Time:5 – 10 minutes
Family Board Games that Begin with the Letter “V”
These are board games that can be enjoyed by families for a fun night of gaming. My criteria for listing them here is:
- Difficulty Level: Easy to Intermediate
- The game’s theme is appropriate for children & families (think G to PG ratings)
- The minimum recommended age is between 6 to 12 years old
Below are 10 family board games that begin with the letter “V.”
11. Villagers
About the Game:In Villagers, you are building out a card engine! You’ll recruit townsfolk and try to earn gold!
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players:1 to 5 players
Age Range:10 and older
Play Time:30 – 60 minutes
12. Valdora
About the Game: Purchase equipment, dig for precious gems, and hire craftsmen in the family adventure game of Valdora! At the end of the game, points are tallied based on the gemstones, craftsmen, and workshops you have gathered!
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players: 3 to 5 players
Age Range:10 and older
Play Time: 1 hour
13. Virus!
About the Game: Virus is a fun card game the whole family can enjoy! In the game, you are trying to keep your organs healthy and safe from viruses. The first to have 4 healthy organs, wins!
Difficulty Level:Easy
Number of Players: 2 to 6 players
Age Range:8 and older
Play Time:20 minutes
14. Viral
About the Game: In Viral, players are viruses competing to take control of the host! The game is driven by both playing cards from your hand and moving tokens on the board.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players: 2 to 5 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:1 – 1.5 hours
15. VivaJava: The Coffee Game
About the Game: In this dice rolling game, players work for the VivaJava CoffeeCo and must blend coffee beans and conduct research!
Difficulty Level:Easy
Number of Players: 1 to 4 players
Age Range:10 and older
Play Time:20 – 40 minutes
16. Verdant
About the Game: Verdant is a card game all about houseplants! During the game, you will draft cards and tokens and place them in your tableau (a 5×13 grid of cards)!
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players: 1 to 5 players
Age Range:10 and older
Play Time: 30 – 45 minutes
17. Via Magica
About the Game: In Via Magica, you are students of magic! This is a family card game where players try to complete objectives. When 7 portals are opened, the game ends and players calculate who had the most points!
Difficulty Level:Easy
Number of Players: 2 to 6 players
Age Range:7 and older
Play Time:30 minutes
18. Voyages
About the Game: Voyages is a roll and write game that can be downloaded via the Publisher’s website! The theme is adventure on the high seas!
On a turn, you’ll roll three dice, which will then determine things like direction, distance, and crew duties.
Difficulty Level:Easy
Number of Players: 1 to 100 players
Age Range:8 and older
Play Time:20 – 30 minutes
19. Valeria: Card Kingdoms
About the Game:In this tableau-building game, you are in the fantasy setting of Valeria. You must recruit troops and defeat these monsters that threaten the kingdom!
The game is driven by dice rolling and card playing!
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players: 1 to 5 players
Age Range:13 and older
Play Time:30 – 45 minutes
20. Vikings Gone Wild
About the Game:Vikings Gone Wild is a humorous strategy game for players as young as 10! This card game is based on an online game of the same name.
On a turn, you’ll purchase buildings or special cards for your deck. The goal is to build up your deck and win at attacking your opponents!
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players:2 to 4 players
Age Range:10 and older
Play Time:45 – 90 minutes
Strategy and Thematic Board Games that Start with V
21. Viticulture
About the Game:Viticulture is all about wine making in the Tuscan region of Italy! This Eurogame is driven by placing workers to expand your vineyards and fulfill wine orders!
Difficulty Level:Advanced
Number of Players:2 to 6 players
Age Range:13 and older
Play Time:1.5 hours
22. Vinhos
About the Game: Vinhos is a deep strategy game all about wine making! As Portuguese winemakers, you’ll need to develop vineyards and export your wines. The player who makes the best wines will earn the most money and victory points, and win!
Difficulty Level:Very Advanced
Number of Players: 2 to 4 players
Age Range:14 and older
Play Time:1 – 2 hours
22. Vinhos: Deluxe Edition
About the Game:Vinhos: Deluxe Edition includes new artwork, upgraded components, and a solo mode for the original game!
Difficulty Level:Very Advanced
Number of Players: 2 to 4 players
Age Range:14 and older
Play Time:1 – 2 hours
24. Village
About the Game:In this worker placement game, you’ll be overseeing a family during the medieval ages! As generations come and go, your goal will be to earn the family the most fame!
This is still one of my favorite worker placement games, as it crafts quite an engaging story as family members are sent on merchant trips, elected to local government, or buried in the local churchyard cemetery.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players:2 to 4 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:1 – 1.5 hours
25. Via Nebula
About the Game:In Via Nebula, your goal is to clear fog sites and construct buildings! The game is a lighter strategy game that plays in under 1 hour!
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players:2 to 4 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:45 – 60 minutes
26. Viscounts of the West Kingdom
About the Game: Viscounts of the West Kingdom is the last in the Trilogy, following Architects of the West Kingdom and Paladins of the West Kingdom. Set in medieval times, your goal is to increase your influence across the land!
On your turn, you’ll travel and seek to gain influence throughout the society. The player who earns the most VP, wins!
Difficulty Level:Advanced
Number of Players:1 to 4 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:1 – 1.5 hours
27. Voyages of Marco Polo
About the Game:Voyages of Marco Polo is an economic game in which players are merchants building out the “Silk Road.” The game is driven by fulfilling contracts, worker placement, and movement along the map!
Difficulty Level:Advanced
Number of Players: 2 to 4 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:40 – 100 minutes
28. Vinci
About the Game:In this civilization building game, players will expand their territories in Europe until the civilization declines and their next one is born! The player who earns the most points, through strategic civilization building, wins!
And if you like this game, check out the classic Small World, too!
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players:3 to 6 players
Age Range:14 and older
Play Time:2 hours
29. Valley of the Kings
About the Game:Valley of Kings is a card game set in the time of ancient Egypt. As noble families, you’ll want to acquire goods to fill your tombs with! The player who creates the most valuable pyramid is the winner.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players:2 to 4 players
Age Range:14 and older
Play Time:45 minutes
30. Valley of the Kings: Afterlife
About the Game:Valley of the Kings: Afterlife is an expansion to the base game that can also be played by itself.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players:1 to 4 players (up to 6 players if combined with original game)
Age Range:14 and older
Play Time:45 minutes
31. 878 Vikings: Invasions of England
About the Game:878 Vikings: Invasions of England puts you in control of either the English or Viking invaders during the medieval times! From publisher Academy Games, the game has a rich historical theme and rewarding game mechanics.
878 Vikings is a” soldiers on the map” kind of game where you’ll strategize, raise armies, and fight. Combat is resolved through a simple, yet clever, dice rolling mechanic. Since the game can be hard to find, check out the BGG marketplace for used copies as well.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players: 2 to 4players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:1 – 2 hours
32. Vikings
About the Game:In this economic strategy game, you are sending your Vikings to nearby islands to explore and settle! This is a Eurogame with no direct conflict. After 6 rounds, the Viking leader with the most points is the winner!
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players:2 to 4 players
Age Range:10 and older
Play Time:1 hour
33. Vasco da Gama
About the Game:In Vasco da Gama, players are competing to build and then launch commercial ships. This is a Eurogame with elements of push your luck!
Difficulty Level:Advanced
Number of Players:2 to 4 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:1 – 2 hours
34. Vanuatu
About the Game:In Vanuatu, players are working to build wealth and earn victory points. This is an economic, euro-style game that features bidding, movement, and worker & tile placement mechanics.
Difficulty Level:Advanced
Number of Players:2 to 5 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:1.5 hours
35. Virgin Queen
About the Game:Virgin Queen is highly strategic wargame that takes place during the Counter Reformation of 1500s Europe. Players will take control of one or more nations or factions – Spain, France, England, Holy Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, and Protestants.
Also from publisher GMT Games, this is a highly complex wargame full of politics, negotiations, and Machiavellian conflict. If you like Virgin Queen, you may also enjoy Here I Stand as well.
Difficulty Level:Very Advanced
Number of Players: 2 to 6 players
Age Range:14 and older
Play Time:6 – 7 hours
36. Viceroy
About the Game:Set in the fantasy world of Laar, Viceroy is a card-driven game in which players compete to build out their power and become the kingdom’s ruler!
The game has an interesting mechanic: you’ll build out a power pyramid with your cards. However, the cards’ abilities change based on what level of this pyramid you play them at.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players: 1 to 4 players
Age Range:13 and older
Play Time:45 – 60 minutes
37. Valletta
About the Game:Valletta is Eurogame in which you are helping build up the city of Malta during the Renaissance! The game is driven by playing 3 cards from your hand and performing the associated actions. Whoever scores the most VP, wins!
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Number of Players:2 to 4 players
Age Range:10 and older
Play Time:40 – 80 minutes
38. Versailles
About the Game: As designers and architects, you are tasked with building a luxurious palace for King Louis XIV of France! On a turn, you’ll be sending your workers to gather resources, activate locations, and upgrade technologies.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players: 2 to 5 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:90 minutes
39. Victory in the Pacific
About the Game: Victory in the Pacific is a wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The game itself is driven by area movement and majority control mechanics.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players: 2 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:5 hours
40. Versailles 1919
About the Game:As the name suggests, Versailles 1919 puts you in the shoes of the Allied Powers who are negotiating the agreement that ends World War 1 – The Treaty of Versailles.
From publisher GMT Games, Versailles 1919 has a rich historical theme and clever cards and mechanisms.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players:1 to 4 players
Age Range:13 and older
Play Time:1 – 2 hours
41. Vindication
About the Game:In this fantasy game, you’ll embark on adventures, slay monsters, and upgrade your characters! On a turn, a player will select 3 actions to perform. Whoever manages to earn the most honor by the game’s end, will be crowned the winner!
Difficulty Level: Advanced
Number of Players:2 to 5 players
Age Range:14 and older
Play Time:45 – 150 minutes
42. Vampire Masquerade: Heritage
About the Game:Vampire: The Masquerade – Heritage is a legacy board game based on the tabletop RPG of the same name. The game’s campaign unfolds over 700 years of vampires and their history alongside humanity.
The game is card-driven, with players drafting and then assigning character cards to missions during this 700 year history.
Difficulty Level:Advanced
Number of Players:2 to 4 players
Age Range:14 and older
Play Time:45 -90 minutes (per game of the campaign)
43. Volt: Robot Battle Arena
About the Game: In this tactical combat game, you’ll fight your robots and try to destroy your opponents’ machines. The first to score 5 points will be the champion! Volt: Robot Battle Arena is a fun tactical game that’s quick to play and easy to learn.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players: 2 to 4 players
Age Range:13 and older
Play Time:30 minutes
44. Vabanque
About the Game: Vabanque is a quick party game that’s all about bluffing and betting! In the game, you are casino players trying to guess when your opponents are bluffing!
Difficulty Level:Easy
Number of Players: 3 to 6 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:30 – 45 minutes
45. Vegas Showdown
About the Game:You’re all trying to build the most amazing Las Vegas casino in Vegas Showdown! As the game plays out, you’ll bid on room tiles to place in your hotel and casino – this is the primary mechanism of the game and a whole lot of fun!
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players:3 to 5 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:75 minutes
46. Vast: The Crystal Caverns
About the Game:Vast: The Crystal Caverns is an adventure game set in a fantasy world of goblins, monsters, knights, and dragons! The game itself is a dungeon crawler in which characters have different powers and interact uniquely in the game!
Difficulty Level:Advanced
Number of Players:1 to 5 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:75 minutes
47. Vast: The Mysterious Manor
About the Game:From publisher Leder Games (that gave the world Root), Vast: The Mysterious Manor is an adventure game in which characters are exploring a haunted house! Each character has different abilities and powers, which adds a lot of replay value.
Difficulty Level:Advanced
Number of Players:1 to 5 players
Age Range:13 and older
Play Time:1 – 2 hours
48. Villages of Valeria
About the Game:Set in the fantasy city of Valeria, you’ll need to develop your village and collect resources to attract adventurers! Villages of Valeria is a card game with a good amount of strategy in the action selection process.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players:1 to 5 players
Age Range:14 and older
Play Time:30 – 60 minutes
49. Village Green
About the Game: You are villagers competing to create the prettiest garden in Village Green! The game has a solo mode and is driven primarily by card management and tile placement.
Village Garden is published by Osprey Games, which has released some great titles in recent years like The King is Dead, Undaunted Normandy, and Brian Boru, among others!
Difficulty Level:Easy
Number of Players: 1 to 5 players
Age Range:14 and older
Play Time:30 minutes
50. V-Sabotage
About the Game:In V-Sabotage, you are commandos during World War 2! The game is a cooperative, dungeon crawler, suitable for ages 12 and up. This is a great choice if you like dungeon crawlers (Gloomhaven, Star Wars: Imperial Assault, Nemesis, etc.), but prefer a WW2 theme instead of fantasy or science fiction.
Difficulty Level:Intermediate
Number of Players:1 to 4 players
Age Range:12 and older
Play Time:30 – 180 minutes (per mission)
Conclusion to Board Games that Start with V
Hopefully, you’ve enjoyed browsing through these games that begin with “V”. Check out the below if you’re interested in more suggestions!
W: Board Games that Start With W
