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Container(2007)

★ 7.2 BGG3–5 players60 minWeight 3.22
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Games like Container

Looking for games like Container? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

Container: 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition!(2018)

★ 7.73–5 players75 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
77/100

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Container(2026)

★ 7.93–5 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
73/100

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Bremerhaven(2013)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 3.1
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67/100

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Fugger, Welser, Medici(1994)

★ 6.52–6 players360 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Constantinopolis(2010)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 3.1
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63/100

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First Train to Nuremberg(2010)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 3.2
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62/100

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Import / Export(2017)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

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Opera(2009)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 3.2
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62/100

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Power Grid: Factory Manager(2009)

★ 6.82–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
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62/100

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TOKYO TSUKIJI MARKET(2020)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
62/100

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Silverton(1991)

★ 7.11–6 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

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Hermagor(2006)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
61/100

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