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Paris: La Cité de la Lumière(2019)

★ 7.2 BGG2 players30 minWeight 2.03
Action DraftingGrid CoverageModular Board

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Looking for games like Paris: La Cité de la Lumière? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options 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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World Wonders(2023)

★ 7.61–5 players50 minWeight 2.3
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Patchwork(2014)

★ 7.62 players15 minWeight 1.6
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68/100

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New York Zoo(2020)

★ 7.01–5 players30 minWeight 2.0
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Miyabi(2019)

★ 7.42–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
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67/100

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Cottage Garden(2016)

★ 6.81–4 players60 minWeight 1.9
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The Grand Carnival(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 2.2
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67/100

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★ 6.82 players10 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Remember Our Trip(2019)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

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