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Carolingi(2024)

★ 7.4 BGG2–6 players60 minWeight 2.91
Action / EventArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Games like Carolingi

Looking for games like Carolingi? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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

Stupor Mundi(2025)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action / Event + 1 more

Action / EventDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Sardegna(2005)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Thiefdom(2025)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Action QueueArea MovementModular Board

Dominion: Intrigue(2009)

★ 7.72–6 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game(2012)

★ 7.51–5 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEventsOpen Drafting

878 Vikings: Invasions of England(2017)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Hansa Teutonica(2009)

★ 7.82–5 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceEnd Game Bonuses

Justinian(1999)

★ 7.02 players240 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Mythotopia(2014)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Tyrants of the Underdark(2016)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceConnectionsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

El Grande(1995)

★ 7.82–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Action DraftingArea Majority / InfluenceAuction / Bidding

The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire(2023)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Action / Event + 2 more

Action / EventArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

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