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18 games like Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig

The best games like Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig are Ladies & Gentlemen, Thurn and Taxis and World's Fair 1893 — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Ladies & Gentlemen shares post-napoleonic, card drafting, set collection with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig.

Every alternative below links to its own Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s post-napoleonic shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 2.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Ladies & Gentlemen (2013)
   4–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Card Drafting, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection, Team-Based Game · 4 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 4–7 players · scales to 10 · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
   View Ladies & Gentlemen on Amazon →
2. 2. Thurn and Taxis (2006)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View Thurn and Taxis on Amazon →
3. 3. World's Fair 1893 (2016)
   2–4 players · 35–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~12 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View World's Fair 1893 on Amazon →
4. 4. Pandemic Iberia (2016)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Set Collection · 1 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. Paris (2020)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 2 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · +0.5 heavier
6. 6. Letters from Whitechapel (2011)
   2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Team-Based Game · 1 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~38 min longer · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Trickerion Legends of Illusion (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Heavy
   Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Simultaneous Action Selection, Tile Placement · 2 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~68 min longer · +2 heavier
8. 8. Gear & Piston (2013)
   2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 5.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Card Drafting, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
9. 9. Whitehall Mystery (2017)
   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Team-Based Game · 1 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
10. 10. Obsession (2018)
    1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Card Drafting, Tile Placement · 2 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +1 heavier
11. 11. The Bloody Inn (2015)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Card Drafting · 1 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
12. 12. Medina (2001)
    3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Tile Placement · 1 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
13. 13. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
    1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Card Drafting · 1 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +1.6 heavier
14. 14. Old Masters (2019)
    2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Set Collection · 1 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. Duel of Ages Set 1 Worldspanner (2003)
    2–16 players · 120 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
    Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Team-Based Game · 1 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–7 players · scales to 16 · ~68 min longer · +0.7 heavier
16. 16. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Card Drafting, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
17. 17. On the Origin of Species (2019)
    2–4 players · 45–80 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Tile Placement · 1 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.2 heavier
18. 18. Bison Thunder on the Prairie (2006)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium
    Shares with Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Post-Napoleonic, Tile Placement · 1 of Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · +0.5 heavier

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