SEED GAME#13415 BGG all-time

18Africa(2014)

★ 7.1 BGG2–7 players240 minWeight 3.89
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Games like 18Africa

Looking for games like 18Africa? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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1847: Pfalz(1990)

★ 7.23–5 players180 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
82/100

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18CZ(2017)

★ 7.62–6 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
73/100

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1822MX(2019)

★ 8.13–5 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
73/100

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1800: Colorado(2002)

★ 6.12–3 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
72/100

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18GA(1998)

★ 6.93–5 playersWeight 4.1
ISO Match
72/100

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18NY: The Formation of the New York Central Railroad(2011)

★ 7.62–6 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
72/100

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18Scan(2005)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
72/100

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1840: Vienna Tramways(2020)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
72/100

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18GB: The Railways of Great Britain(2018)

★ 7.52–6 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
72/100

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1837: Rail Building in the Austro-Hungarian Empire(1994)

★ 7.43–7 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
71/100

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18Ruhr(2012)

★ 7.73–6 players300 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
71/100

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1853(1989)

★ 6.83–6 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
71/100

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