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VivaJava: The Coffee Game(2012)

★ 6.8 BGG3–8 playersWeight 2.55
Commodity SpeculationMemorySimultaneous Action Selection

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

The Deception of Antiques: 12 Chinese Zodiac Bronze Heads(2017)

★ 7.86–8 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Memory + 3 more

MemoryRole PlayingSimultaneous Action Selection

M.U.L.E. The Board Game(2015)

★ 6.53–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 3 more

Action PointsAuction / BiddingCommodity Speculation

Empires(2017)

★ 6.82–10 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more

Auction / BiddingSimultaneous Action SelectionTrading

51st State: Master Set(2016)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Variable Phase Order + 2 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Coloma(2019)

★ 7.31–6 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 3 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementRondel

Tiny Epic Western(2016)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCommodity SpeculationDice Rolling

The Golden Wilderness(2013)

★ 6.82–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Trading + 2 more

Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Executive Decision(1971)

★ 6.12–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more

Auction / BiddingCommodity SpeculationSimultaneous Action Selection

Merchants Cove(2021)

★ 7.41–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more

Commodity SpeculationDice RollingRondel

Mercante(2012)

★ 6.53–5 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more

Auction / BiddingCommodity SpeculationOpen Drafting

Kingdom of Solomon(2012)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCommodity SpeculationEnclosure

The Godfather: Corleone's Empire(2017)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Memory + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

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