Thieves of Bagdad(1999)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Overseers(2015)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Roll Player(2016)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Guardian's Call(2019)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Oltre Mare(2004)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Small Railroad Empires(2021)
Shares Hexagon Grid + 3 more
Harmonies(2024)
Shares Hexagon Grid + 3 more
Museum(2019)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Mundus Novus(2011)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Dog Lover(2021)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Scorpius Freighter(2018)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Big Monster(2018)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Solar Draft(2019)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
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