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Opera(2009)

★ 6.6 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.24
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Games like Opera

Looking for games like Opera? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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

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Glen More II: Chronicles(2019)

★ 7.92–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Commodity SpeculationGrid MovementMarket

Container: 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition!(2018)

★ 7.73–5 players75 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

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Container(2007)

★ 7.23–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Sealed BidCommodity Speculation

TOKYO TSUKIJI MARKET(2020)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
63/100

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Auction / BiddingCommodity SpeculationTrading

Container(2026)

★ 7.93–5 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

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Auction / BiddingClosed Economy AuctionCommodity Speculation

Colosseum(2007)

★ 7.23–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
62/100

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Auction / BiddingDice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

Masters of Venice(2009)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
62/100

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Auction / BiddingCommodity SpeculationPick-up and Deliver

DRCongo(2015)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
61/100

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Auction / BiddingCommodity SpeculationDice Rolling

Raiatea(2018)

★ 6.43–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

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Auction / BiddingSet CollectionVariable Phase Order

Fugger, Welser, Medici(1994)

★ 6.52–6 players360 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
61/100

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Auction / BiddingCommodity SpeculationPick-up and Deliver

House of Fado(2025)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

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Commodity SpeculationMarketOpen Drafting

Genoa(2001)

★ 7.02–5 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
59/100

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Auction / BiddingBriberyDice Rolling

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