SEED GAME#12584 BGG all-time

Ming Dynasty(2007)

★ 5.8 BGG2–4 players90 minWeight 2.84
Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route Building

Games like Ming Dynasty

Looking for games like Ming Dynasty? 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 carving out routes before your rivals box you in. 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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Seven Sisters(2012)

★ 6.73–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Paris Paris(2003)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route Building

Franchise(2018)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceIncomeNetwork and Route Building

L'Aéropostale(2013)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingPick-up and Deliver

Hansa Teutonica(2009)

★ 7.82–5 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceEnd Game Bonuses

Eternal Dynasty(2015)

★ 7.02–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingVoting

Canterbury(2013)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Medieval Merchant(1998)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceIncome

Origo(2007)

★ 6.02–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Power & Weakness(2007)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / Influence

City and Guilds(2004)

★ 6.63–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Guilds of London(2016)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

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