SEED GAME#1120 BGG all-time

Genoa(2001)

★ 7.0 BGG2–5 players60 minWeight 3.08
Auction / BiddingBriberyDice Rolling

Games like Genoa

Looking for games like Genoa? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table and 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

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Colosseum(2007)

★ 7.23–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingDice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

Colosseum: The Grand Spectacle(2026)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more

Auction / BiddingDice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery(2012)

★ 7.53–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 4 more

Auction / BiddingBetting and BluffingBribery

Senji(2008)

★ 6.53–6 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more

Area MovementAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Serenissima(1996)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingPick-up and Deliver

Serenissima (Second Edition)(2012)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Tiletum(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Action DraftingAction PointsContracts

Coimbra(2018)

★ 7.62–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
59/100

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Action DraftingAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Cyclades(2009)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
59/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction / Bidding

Princes of the Renaissance(2003)

★ 7.33–6 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
58/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

Firefly: The Game(2013)

★ 7.41–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingOpen Drafting

Macao(2009)

★ 7.42–4 players50 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingHand Management

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