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Lockup: A Roll Player Tale(2019)

★ 7.3 BGG1–5 players45 minWeight 2.45
Area Majority / InfluenceAuction CompensationAuction: Multiple Lot

Games like Lockup: A Roll Player Tale

Looking for games like Lockup: A Roll Player Tale? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can and 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

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Intrigue City(2013)

★ 6.72–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Ethnos(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Century: Golem Edition – An Endless World(2020)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Action RetrievalContractsSet Collection

Emberheart(2025)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Auction / BiddingSet CollectionTurn Order: Claim Action

Aladdin's Dragons(2000)

★ 6.93–5 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Auction: Multiple Lot + 2 more

Auction / BiddingAuction: Multiple LotBetting and Bluffing

Trial of the Temples(2019)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionWorker Placement

Ars Alchimia(2014)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionWorker Placement

Keydom's Dragons(2022)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Auction: Multiple Lot + 2 more

Auction / BiddingAuction: Multiple LotSet Collection

Ryozen(2023)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEventsMarket

Aristocracy(2019)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet Collection

Francis Drake(2013)

★ 7.43–5 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Secret Unit Deployment + 2 more

Order CountersPush Your LuckSecret Unit Deployment

Radiant(2018)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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