SEED GAME#17412 BGG all-time

Campus Café(2018)

★ 6.6 BGG2–5 players20 minWeight 2.00
Dice RollingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Games like Campus Café

Looking for games like Campus Café? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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Champions of Midgard(2015)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
75/100

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Dice RollingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Wreck Raiders(2019)

★ 7.31–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Closed DraftingDice RollingSet Collection

El Gaucho(2014)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingSet CollectionWorker Placement

Cargo Noir(2011)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Auction / BiddingSet CollectionWorker Placement

Ristorante Italia(2011)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Auction / BiddingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Gran Circo(2012)

★ 7.33–5 players50 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Wizards of the Wild(2015)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Phalanxx(2016)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Villagers & Villains(2011)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Villages(2011)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementSet Collection

Deus Ex Machina(2016)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Time Collectors(2023)

★ 6.62–4 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

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