SEED GAME#20620 BGG all-time

Thieves of Bagdad(1999)

★ 5.9 BGG3–6 players90 minWeight 2.17
Hexagon GridOpen DraftingSet Collection

Games like Thieves of Bagdad

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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Overseers(2015)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Roll Player(2016)

★ 7.41–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingRole Playing

Guardian's Call(2019)

★ 6.22–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Oltre Mare(2004)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Small Railroad Empires(2021)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 3 more

Hexagon GridModular BoardOpen Drafting

Harmonies(2024)

★ 8.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 3 more

ChainingHexagon GridOpen Drafting

Museum(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTrading

Mundus Novus(2011)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Dog Lover(2021)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingSet Collection

Scorpius Freighter(2018)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingRondelSet Collection

Big Monster(2018)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Solar Draft(2019)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Once-Per-Game AbilitiesOpen DraftingSet Collection

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