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Big City: 20th Anniversary Jumbo Edition!(2019)

★ 7.3 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.50
Hand ManagementModular BoardTile Placement

Games like Big City: 20th Anniversary Jumbo Edition!

Looking for games like Big City: 20th Anniversary Jumbo Edition!? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Big City(1999)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardTile Placement

New York(2011)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

The Aztec Market(2009)

★ 7.12–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Commodity SpeculationModular BoardTile Placement

Getaway Driver(2019)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMap AdditionModular Board

Greentown(2006)

★ 6.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

Modular BoardTile Placement

FrachtExpress(2001)

★ 6.33–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Hand ManagementModular BoardPick-up and Deliver

Cité(2010)

★ 6.13–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Tile Placement + 1 more

Team-Based GameTile PlacementTrading

Catan: Portable Edition(2002)

★ 6.83–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementModular Board

Sakkara(2007)

★ 5.92 players40 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Hand ManagementModular BoardSet Collection

Heroes of Might & Magic IV Collectible Card & Tile Game(2005)

★ 5.42–6 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Area MovementHand ManagementModular Board

Valletta(2017)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementModular Board

Star Trek: Catan(2012)

★ 7.03–4 players75 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementModular Board

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