SEED GAME#8712 BGG all-time

Star Cartel(2017)

★ 6.4 BGG3–6 playersWeight 2.38
Commodity SpeculationPick-up and DeliverVariable Player Powers

Games like Star Cartel

Looking for games like Star Cartel? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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

Starship Merchants(2012)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Commodity SpeculationPick-up and DeliverTrack Movement

Star Traders(1987)

★ 6.32–6 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingPick-up and DeliverVariable Player Powers

Ocean Trader(1988)

★ 6.42–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Commodity SpeculationPick-up and DeliverRoll / Spin and Move

Merchants of the Middle Ages(1999)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Commodity SpeculationPick-up and DeliverTrack Movement

Wangaratta(1956)

★ 5.02–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Commodity SpeculationPick-up and DeliverTrading

Relic Knights: Darkspace Calamity(2014)

★ 6.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Hand ManagementPick-up and DeliverVariable Player Powers

Plethora(2012)

★ 5.82–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Commodity SpeculationModular BoardPick-up and Deliver

Aviation Tycoon(2017)

★ 5.72–5 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Commodity SpeculationVariable Player Powers

Smugglers of the Galaxy(2004)

★ 5.72–6 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Commodity SpeculationHexagon GridPick-up and Deliver

Ostindiska kompaniet(1991)

★ 4.72–5 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Commodity SpeculationPick-up and Deliver

Privateer(2016)

★ 6.33–6 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

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Pick-up and DeliverVariable Player Powers

Celtic Quest(2005)

★ 6.22–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Pick-up and DeliverVariable Player Powers

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