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Chartered: The Golden Age(2019)

★ 7.0 BGG2–6 playersWeight 2.13
Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

Games like Chartered: The Golden Age

Looking for games like Chartered: The Golden Age? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on carving out routes before your rivals box you in 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

Chartered: Building Amsterdam(2024)

★ 6.92–5 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
85/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

Card Rails(2021)

★ 6.43–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

Samarkand: Routes to Riches(2010)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Cable Car(2009)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 2 more

ConnectionsNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

Tsuro: Phoenix Rising(2019)

★ 6.32–8 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingSet Collection

Penny Rails(2019)

★ 5.62 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementInvestmentNetwork and Route Building

D6 Dungeon(2019)

★ 6.32–4 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

Sim City: The Card Game(1994)

★ 4.41–99 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

Gonzaga(2009)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

Union Pacific(1999)

★ 7.22–6 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 1 more

Network and Route BuildingOpen DraftingStock Holding

Living Labyrinth(2008)

★ 5.42–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingPattern Recognition

Arkadia(2006)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Stock Holding + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionStock Holding

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