SEED GAME#4568 BGG all-time

The Ruhr: A Story of Coal Trade(2017)

★ 6.8 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.67
Action DraftingPick-up and DeliverTrack Movement

Games like The Ruhr: A Story of Coal Trade

Looking for games like The Ruhr: A Story of Coal Trade? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options. 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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Ruhrschifffahrt 1769-1890(2012)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
61/100

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Starship Merchants(2012)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
59/100

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Commodity SpeculationPick-up and DeliverTrack Movement

Container(2007)

★ 7.23–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
58/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Sealed BidCommodity Speculation

Kerosene(2016)

★ 8.53–5 players90 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
58/100

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Pick-up and DeliverTeam-Based GameTrading

Captains of the Gulf(2018)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
58/100

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Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsPick-up and Deliver

Kogge(2003)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
57/100

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Auction / BiddingPick-up and Deliver

The Grand Trunk Journey(2020)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
57/100

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Hand ManagementPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Union vs. Central(1999)

★ 6.82 players360 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
57/100

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Hand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Merchants of the Middle Ages(1999)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
57/100

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Commodity SpeculationPick-up and DeliverTrack Movement

Lords of the Renaissance(1996)

★ 6.22–12 players300 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
56/100

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Auction / BiddingPick-up and DeliverVariable Player Powers

The King's Will(2017)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
56/100

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Action Drafting

Takyon(2021)

★ 7.92–5 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
56/100

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Pick-up and DeliverWorker Placement

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