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18 games like Bootleggers

The best games like Bootleggers are The Godfather Corleone's Empire, Oilfield and Pax Viking — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The Godfather Corleone's Empire shares economic, mafia, area majority / influence with Bootleggers.

Every alternative below links to its own Bootleggers-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / industry / manufacturing shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Bootleggers’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. The Godfather Corleone's Empire (2017)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Mafia, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View The Godfather Corleone's Empire on Amazon →
2. 2. Oilfield (2016)
   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Negotiation, Area Majority / Influence, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
   View Oilfield on Amazon →
3. 3. Pax Viking (2021)
   1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Negotiation, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Trading · 3 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–6 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
   View Pax Viking on Amazon →
4. 4. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
   1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Negotiation, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +1.2 heavier
5. 5. Executive Decision (1971)
   2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Negotiation, Simultaneous Action Selection, Trading · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
6. 6. Lisboa (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy
   Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +1.9 heavier
7. 7. Junta (1978)
   2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
   Shares with Bootleggers: Mafia, Negotiation, Simultaneous Action Selection, Trading · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 7 · ~150 min longer · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Card Drafting, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
9. 9. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
   3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy
   Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Negotiation, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~270 min longer · +1.6 heavier
10. 10. VivaJava The Coffee Game (2012)
    3–8 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Negotiation, Simultaneous Action Selection, Trading · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
11. 11. Indonesia (2005)
    2–5 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~120 min longer · +1.4 heavier
12. 12. Rokoko (2013)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
13. 13. Glass Road (2013)
    1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Card Drafting, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~40 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
14. 14. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)
    2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Card Drafting · 1 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +1.1 heavier
15. 15. Aeroplanes Aviation Ascendant (2012)
    3–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
    Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Transportation, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
16. 16. Notre Dame (2007)
    2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
17. 17. Die Macher (1986)
    3–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.6 · Heavy
    Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Negotiation, Area Majority / Influence, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Bootleggers: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~150 min longer · +1.7 heavier
18. 18. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Bootleggers: Economic, Card Drafting · 1 of Bootleggers’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Bootleggers: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–6) · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

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