SEED GAME#24967 BGG all-time

Alchemicus(2009)

★ 6.0 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.17
Area MovementHand ManagementTrading

Games like Alchemicus

Looking for games like Alchemicus? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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Mercatores(2017)

★ 6.22–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTrading

Awkward Guests: The Walton Case(2016)

★ 7.51–8 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

DeductionHand ManagementTrading

Empyrean, Inc.(2004)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTrading

Afternova(2020)

★ 6.83–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementNegotiationTrading

Matryoshka(2016)

★ 6.53–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTrading

An Empty Throne(2022)

★ 7.02 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementHand ManagementSet Collection

Sissi!: Die Bohnenkaiserin(2013)

★ 6.83–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTrading

Kannibohne(2006)

★ 6.62 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTrading

7th Sea Collectible Card Game(1998)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementHand Management

Rome: Imperium, Circus Maximus, Hannibal vs Rome(2001)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Rabohnzel(2005)

★ 6.63–5 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTrading

Killer Bunnies and the Conquest of the Magic Carrot(2011)

★ 5.92–8 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementTrading

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