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Between Two Cities Essential Edition(2022)

★ 7.3 BGG1–7 playersWeight 1.83
Closed DraftingHighest-Lowest ScoringSet Collection

Games like Between Two Cities Essential Edition

Looking for games like Between Two Cities Essential Edition? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Between Two Cities(2015)

★ 7.01–7 players25 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
83/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 5 more

Closed DraftingHighest-Lowest ScoringNeighbor Scope

Ecosystem: Coral Reef(2022)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 4 more

Closed DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

Mū(2019)

★ 6.01–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig(2018)

★ 7.22–7 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Highest-Lowest Scoring + 3 more

Highest-Lowest ScoringNeighbor ScopeOpen Drafting

Ecosystem: Savanna(2023)

★ 7.31–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 3 more

Closed DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

Warsaw: City of Ruins(2016)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 2 more

Closed DraftingPattern BuildingSimultaneous Action Selection

7 Wonders (Second Edition)(2020)

★ 7.83–7 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 2 more

Closed DraftingHand ManagementNeighbor Scope

Spook Manor(2022)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 3 more

Closed DraftingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Among the Stars(2012)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 2 more

Closed DraftingOpen DraftingSimultaneous Action Selection

Walking in Burano(2018)

★ 7.11–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Minecart Town(2024)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more

Open DraftingSimultaneous Action SelectionSolo / Solitaire Game

It's a Wonderful World(2019)

★ 7.61–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 3 more

Closed DraftingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

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