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Mafia City(2012)

★ 6.7 BGG3–5 playersWeight 2.50
Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Games like Mafia City

Looking for games like Mafia City? 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 and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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 Magnates: A Game of Power(2014)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Five Families(2025)

★ 6.62–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingIncome

Tower of Babel(2005)

★ 6.73–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Il Principe(2005)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Reconquista(2018)

★ 7.03–4 players80 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction / Bidding

Slavika: Equinox(2014)

★ 6.52–5 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

History of the World(1991)

★ 7.13–6 players135 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Ethnos: 2nd Edition(2025)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Metropolys(2008)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingConstrained Bidding

Planet Rush(2016)

★ 6.53–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Rialto(2013)

★ 6.92–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingOpen Drafting

Ys(2004)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingCommodity Speculation

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