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Monarch(2015)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.68
Modular BoardOpen DraftingSet Collection

Games like Monarch

Looking for games like Monarch? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

10 Minute Heist: The Wizard's Tower(2017)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Modular BoardOpen DraftingSet Collection

Witchcraft: Moonlight Magic(2022)

★ 6.72–6 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

7 Wonders: Architects(2021)

★ 7.02–7 players25 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Neighbor ScopeOpen DraftingSet Collection

Wizards of the Wild(2015)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Villagers & Villains(2011)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Iquazú(2017)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Overseers(2015)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Solar Draft(2019)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Once-Per-Game AbilitiesOpen DraftingSet Collection

Sewer Pirats(2012)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Ethnos(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Gran Circo(2012)

★ 7.33–5 players50 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Mint Condition Comics(2019)

★ 7.12–6 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTrading

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