SEED GAME#3261 BGG all-time

Canal Mania(2006)

★ 6.9 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.89
ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Games like Canal Mania

Looking for games like Canal Mania? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job and carving out routes before your rivals box you in. 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

Railways of the World(2005)

★ 7.72–6 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 7 more

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Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Contracts + 6 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

City Tycoon(2011)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 7 more

Closed DraftingConnectionsEnd Game Bonuses

Brass: Birmingham(2018)

★ 8.62–4 players60 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 8 more

ChainingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Phraya(2022)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 6 more

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceCommodity Speculation

Everdell(2018)

★ 8.01–4 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Contracts + 6 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Anno 1800: The Board Game(2020)

★ 7.72–4 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 8 more

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Minerva(2015)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 6 more

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Akrotiri(2014)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 8 more

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Brass: Lancashire(2007)

★ 8.22–4 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 8 more

ChainingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

The Castles of Burgundy(2011)

★ 8.22–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

Delayed PurchaseDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Concordia(2013)

★ 8.12–5 players100 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

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