VivaJava: The Coffee Game(2012)
Games like VivaJava: The Coffee Game
Looking for games like VivaJava: The Coffee Game? 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 tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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
The Deception of Antiques: 12 Chinese Zodiac Bronze Heads(2017)
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M.U.L.E. The Board Game(2015)
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Empires(2017)
Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more
51st State: Master Set(2016)
Shares Variable Phase Order + 2 more
Coloma(2019)
Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 3 more
Tiny Epic Western(2016)
Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more
The Golden Wilderness(2013)
Shares Trading + 2 more
Executive Decision(1971)
Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more
Merchants Cove(2021)
Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more
Mercante(2012)
Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more
Kingdom of Solomon(2012)
Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more
The Godfather: Corleone's Empire(2017)
Shares Memory + 2 more
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