SEED GAME#23060 BGG all-time

Kerosene(2016)

★ 8.5 BGG3–5 players90 minWeight 3.57
Pick-up and DeliverTeam-Based GameTrading

Games like Kerosene

Looking for games like Kerosene? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems. 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

The Phantom League(2010)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Modular BoardPick-up and DeliverTrading

Haithabu(2015)

★ 6.12–4 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Pick-up and DeliverTradingWorker Placement

Vejen(2019)

★ 6.52–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Network and Route BuildingPick-up and DeliverTrading

Fugger, Welser, Medici(1994)

★ 6.52–6 players360 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
62/100

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Auction / BiddingCommodity SpeculationPick-up and Deliver

Fief: France(2021)

★ 7.63–6 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingTeam-Based Game

Fief: France 1429(2015)

★ 7.43–6 players120 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingTeam-Based Game

Ruhrschifffahrt 1769-1890(2012)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver

Pick-up and DeliverWorker Placement

Railroads(2014)

★ 8.33–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Network and Route BuildingStock HoldingTeam-Based Game

The Ruhr: A Story of Coal Trade(2017)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver

Action DraftingPick-up and DeliverTrack Movement

Wealth of Nations(2008)

★ 6.93–6 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Trading

Commodity SpeculationLoansMarket

TOKYO TSUKIJI MARKET(2020)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Trading

Auction / BiddingCommodity SpeculationTrading

Axis & Allies(2004)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Team-Based Game

Area MovementDice RollingTeam-Based Game

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