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Globalization(2010)

★ 5.7 BGG2–6 players60 minWeight 2.50
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Games like Globalization

Looking for games like Globalization? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn. 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

Grand Cru(2010)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
75/100

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Power Grid: Factory Manager(2009)

★ 6.82–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Auction / BiddingCommodity Speculation

Industria(2003)

★ 6.43–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingHand Management

Industry(2010)

★ 6.33–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / Bidding

Power Grid: The Card Game(2016)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingMarket

Mine!(1993)

★ 5.43–5 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingSimulation

Neue Heimat(2007)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

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Big Shot(2001)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingDice Rolling

MarraCash(1996)

★ 7.03–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

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Auction / Bidding

Medici vs Strozzi(2006)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Auction / BiddingSet Collection

Dschunke(2002)

★ 6.63–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Auction / Bidding

Mégawatts(2008)

★ 7.82–6 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Auction / BiddingNetwork and Route Building

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