SEED GAME#20024 BGG all-time

Kings of Chicago(2023)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluenceIncomeWorker Placement, Different Worker Types

Games like Kings of Chicago

Looking for games like Kings of Chicago? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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

Franchise(2018)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceIncomeNetwork and Route Building

Five Families(2025)

★ 6.62–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingIncome

Mercado de Lisboa(2021)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingTile Placement

Yspahan(2006)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Action DraftingArea Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling

Kiwi Chow Down(2023)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementIncome

Carcassonne: South Seas(2013)

★ 7.02–5 players35 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionTile Placement

Chronicles of Waral(2020)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Income + 1 more

IncomeOpen DraftingTake That

Medieval Merchant(1998)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceIncome

With a Smile & a Gun(2021)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingRondel

Magnate(2008)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Saint Petersburg(2004)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Income

IncomeOpen DraftingSet Collection

MOB: Big Apple(2022)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceDifferent Dice MovementWorker Placement

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