SEED GAME#22215 BGG all-time

Shafausa(2012)

★ 5.9 BGG2–6 players120 minWeight 3.31
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Games like Shafausa

Looking for games like Shafausa? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn. 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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Third World Debt(2005)

★ 5.92–6 players120 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
77/100

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Der Fliegende Holländer(1992)

★ 6.13–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Green Gold(2026)

★ 8.01–4 players40 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Speculate(1972)

★ 5.62–5 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Baltimore & Ohio(2009)

★ 7.23–6 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
63/100

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Railroads(2014)

★ 8.33–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Star Trader(1982)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
63/100

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1847: Pfalz(1990)

★ 7.23–5 players180 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
62/100

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1862(2000)

★ 7.34–7 players360 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
62/100

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18PA: The Dawn of Rail – Empire Building From The Seaboard to the Ohio(2011)

★ 7.23–5 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
62/100

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Continental Divide(2013)

★ 6.73–6 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
62/100

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Prairie Railroads(1999)

★ 7.03–5 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

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