Alchemist(2007)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Die Patin(2023)
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Saba: Palast der Königin(2007)
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Aristocracy(2019)
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Ilium(2008)
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Benevolent(2022)
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Carcassonne: South Seas(2013)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Patrician(2007)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Patrician: Towers of Influence(2024)
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Prowler's Passage(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
The Rival Networks(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Piggy Piggy(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
890 Anno Domini(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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