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Mobster Metropolis(2019)

★ 7.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.90
Action QueueAuction / BiddingOpen Drafting

Games like Mobster Metropolis

Looking for games like Mobster Metropolis? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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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The Godfather: Corleone's Empire(2017)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Infamy(2013)

★ 6.83–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more

Auction / BiddingSecret Unit DeploymentSimultaneous Action Selection

Goons(2021)

★ 7.52–4 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceBetting and BluffingOpen Drafting

El Grande(1995)

★ 7.82–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more

Action DraftingArea Majority / InfluenceAuction / Bidding

Automania(2015)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

Shogun(2006)

★ 7.53–5 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Queue + 2 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Gutenberg(2021)

★ 7.31–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more

Auction / BiddingContractsOpen Drafting

Wars of the Roses: Lancaster vs. York(2010)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Queue + 3 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Mobile Markets: A Smartphone Inc. Game(2021)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Queue + 2 more

Action QueueDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingLayering

Sabotage(2019)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Queue + 3 more

Action QueueDice RollingGrid Movement

51st State: Master Set(2016)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Altiplano(2017)

★ 7.42–5 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Action PointsContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

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