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18 games like Carcassonne The Castle

The best games like Carcassonne The Castle are Queendomino XL, Praga Caput Regni and Samurai — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Queendomino XL shares city building, medieval, enclosure with Carcassonne The Castle.

Every alternative below links to its own Carcassonne The Castle-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s city building / medieval shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Queendomino XL (2017)

   2–4 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Queendomino XL alternatives →

   Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Medieval, Enclosure, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Queendomino XL →
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   2. Praga Caput Regni (2020)

   1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy

   Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Enclosure · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +1.7 heavier

   Check price for Praga Caput Regni →
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   3. Samurai (1998)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Samurai alternatives →

   Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Samurai →
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   4. Chinatown (1999)

   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Chinatown alternatives →

   Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Enclosure, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Carcassonne The Castle: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2) · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
5. 

   5. Lords of Vegas (2010)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Lords of Vegas alternatives →

   Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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   6. Era Medieval Age (2019)

   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

   Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Medieval, Enclosure · 3 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~23 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   7. Little Town (2017)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

   Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Medieval, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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   8. The King of Frontier (2013)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

   Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Medieval, Enclosure, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
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   9. Kingdom Builder (2011)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Kingdom Builder alternatives →

   Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Enclosure · 3 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
10. 

    10. Arkadia (2006)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Arkadia alternatives →

    Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier
11. 

    11. War Chest (2018)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See War Chest alternatives →

    Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
12. 

    12. Strasbourg (2011)

    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

    Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Carcassonne The Castle: no player-count overlap (3–5 vs 2) · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.8 heavier
13. 

    13. Medina (Second Edition) (2014)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
14. 

    14. Keyper (2017)

    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~75 min longer · +1.6 heavier
15. 

    15. Lisboa (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy · See Lisboa alternatives →

    Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~60 min longer · +2.6 heavier
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    16. The Rose King (1992)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See The Rose King alternatives →

    Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
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    17. Fjords (2005)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
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    18. Antiquity (2004)

    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Heavy · See Antiquity alternatives →

    Shares with Carcassonne The Castle: City Building, Medieval, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne The Castle’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Carcassonne The Castle: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~120 min longer · +2.3 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Carcassonne The Castle fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.