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Hansa Guilds(2024)

★ 6.9 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 1.80
EventsMovement PointsTrading

Games like Hansa Guilds

Looking for games like Hansa Guilds? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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1923 Cotton Club(2021)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Events + 1 more

EventsOpen DraftingWorker Placement

Sherwood Forest(2009)

★ 5.83–6 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Trading + 1 more

TradingWorker Placement

Underlings of Underwing(2017)

★ 6.91–6 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Trading + 1 more

Set CollectionTradingWorker Placement

Compounded: The Peer-Reviewed Edition(2023)

★ 7.02–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Trading + 1 more

Chit-Pull SystemHand ManagementTrading

Merchants of Araby(2017)

★ 6.42–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Trading + 1 more

Hand ManagementTradingVariable Player Powers

Liars & Looters(2025)

★ 6.43–6 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Events + 1 more

Auction / BiddingEventsSet Collection

Heritage Farms(2025)

★ 6.31–2 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Events + 1 more

EventsWorker Placement

Little Town(2017)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Worker Placement

ContractsTile PlacementWorker Placement

The Legend of Robin Hood(1979)

★ 6.32 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Events + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingEvents

The Court of Miracles(2019)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Worker Placement

Area Majority / InfluenceSecret Unit DeploymentWorker Placement

Forge(2023)

★ 7.61–4 players90 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Worker Placement

ContractsSet CollectionWorker Placement

Rattus Cartus(2012)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
55/100

Shares Worker Placement

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckWorker Placement

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