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18 games like Blue Moon City

The best games like Blue Moon City are Everdell, Discworld Ankh-Morpork and Lords of Waterdeep — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Everdell shares city building, fantasy, hand management with Blue Moon City.

Every alternative below links to its own Blue Moon City-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s city building / fantasy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Blue Moon City’s 2.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Everdell (2018)
   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Blue Moon City: City Building, Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~20 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Everdell on Amazon →
2. 2. Discworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Blue Moon City: City Building, Fantasy, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · same complexity
   View Discworld Ankh-Morpork on Amazon →
3. 3. Lords of Waterdeep (2012)
   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Blue Moon City: City Building, Fantasy, Set Collection · 1 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~50 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Lords of Waterdeep on Amazon →
4. 4. Ethnos (2017)
   2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Blue Moon City: Fantasy, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~13 min longer · 0.3 lighter
5. 5. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Blue Moon City: Fantasy, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~110 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 6. Blood Rage (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Blue Moon City: Fantasy, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min longer · +0.6 heavier
7. 7. BattleLore (2006)
   2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Blue Moon City: Fantasy, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Blue Moon City: both play at 2 · ~20 min longer · +0.5 heavier
8. 8. Viceroy (2014)
   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Blue Moon City: City Building, Fantasy, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~13 min longer · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Blue Moon City: Fantasy, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Blue Moon City: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
10. 10. 7 Wonders (2010)
    2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Blue Moon City: City Building, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
11. 11. Above and Below (2015)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Blue Moon City: City Building, Fantasy, Set Collection · 1 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~50 min longer · +0.2 heavier
12. 12. Tash-Kalar Arena of Legends (2013)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Blue Moon City: Fantasy, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
13. 13. Arcadia Quest (2014)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Blue Moon City: Fantasy, Grid Movement, Modular Board · 2 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. Carcassonne Traders & Builders (2003)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Blue Moon City: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection · 2 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~20 min longer · 0.2 lighter
15. 15. Citadels (2016)
    2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Blue Moon City: City Building, Fantasy, Set Collection · 1 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
16. 16. Wiz-War (Eighth Edition) (2012)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Blue Moon City: Fantasy, Grid Movement, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
17. 17. Citadels Classic (2000)
    2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Blue Moon City: City Building, Fantasy, Set Collection · 1 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
18. 18. Super Fantasy Brawl (2020)
    2–4 players · 30–40 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Blue Moon City: Fantasy, Area Majority / Influence, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 3 of Blue Moon City’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Blue Moon City: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

Looking for the original? See the full Blue Moon City fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.