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18 games like Belfort
The best games like Belfort are City of Iron, 51st State Master Set and Everdell — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. City of Iron shares city building, economic, fantasy with Belfort.
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Every alternative below links to its own Belfort-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s city building / economic shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Belfort’s 3.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. City of Iron (2013)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Economic, Fantasy, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 3 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
2. 51st State Master Set (2016)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Worker Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
3. Everdell (2018)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
4. Lords of Waterdeep (2012)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Ownership · 4 shared tags · 2 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
5. Tournay (2011)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Worker Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min shorter · same complexity
6. Clash of Cultures (2012)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min longer · +0.6 heavier
7. Dungeon Lords (2009)Shares with Belfort: Economic, Fantasy, Hand Management, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
8. Lisboa (2017)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +1.5 heavier
9. Charterstone (2017)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~60 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
10. London (2010)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
11. Carson City (2009)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
12. Great Western Trail (2016)Shares with Belfort: Economic, Hand Management, Ownership · 3 shared tags · 2 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
13. Unfair (2017)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~32 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
14. Dwellings of Eldervale (2020)Shares with Belfort: Fantasy, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
15. Le Havre (2008)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Economic, Ownership · 3 shared tags · 1 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
16. Concordia (2013)Shares with Belfort: Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
17. Rokoko (2013)Shares with Belfort: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
18. Caylus 1303 (2019)Shares with Belfort: City Building, Economic, Ownership, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Belfort’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Belfort: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Belfort?
- City of Iron (2013) is the closest match to Belfort, sharing city building, economic, fantasy. It rates 7.2/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Belfort?
- City of Iron, 51st State Master Set, Everdell are the top-ranked alternatives to Belfort in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is City of Iron harder than Belfort?
- Compared with Belfort, City of Iron is +0.2 heavier and about the same length (3.2 vs 3.0 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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