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Alchemist(2007)

★ 6.2 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.20
Area Majority / InfluenceSet Collection

Games like Alchemist

Looking for games like Alchemist? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Die Patin(2023)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
77/100

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Saba: Palast der Königin(2007)

★ 5.52–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
77/100

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Aristocracy(2019)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Ilium(2008)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
76/100

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Benevolent(2022)

★ 6.82–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Carcassonne: South Seas(2013)

★ 7.02–5 players35 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

Patrician(2007)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Patrician: Towers of Influence(2024)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Prowler's Passage(2018)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingSet Collection

The Rival Networks(2021)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Piggy Piggy(2024)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

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890 Anno Domini(2023)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

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