SEED GAME#3665 BGG all-time

Cupcake Empire(2018)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.79
Dice RollingWorker PlacementWorker Placement with Dice Workers

Games like Cupcake Empire

Looking for games like Cupcake Empire? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Kingsport Festival(2014)

★ 6.73–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
80/100

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Dice RollingWorker PlacementWorker Placement with Dice Workers

Kingsburg (Second Edition)(2017)

★ 7.42–5 players90 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingTech Trees / Tech TracksWorker Placement

Mi Tierra: New Era(2016)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingTile PlacementWorker Placement

Moesteiro(2022)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

Meduris: Der Ruf der Götter(2016)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingWorker Placement

Pingyao: First Chinese Banks(2017)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingPick-up and DeliverTile Placement

Space Cantina(2016)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingOpen DraftingWorker Placement

Dojo Kun(2015)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Betting and BluffingDice RollingWorker Placement

War of the Buttons(2018)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingWorker Placement

Nocturion(2019)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

DAZZLING DICELINE(2019)

★ 6.53–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingWorker Placement

Waggle Dance(2014)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

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