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18 games like Carcassonne The City

The best games like Carcassonne The City are Strasbourg, Queendomino XL and Samurai — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Strasbourg shares city building, medieval, area majority / influence with Carcassonne The City.

Every alternative below links to its own Carcassonne The City-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 City’s 2.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Strasbourg (2011)
   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 2 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~23 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Strasbourg on Amazon →
2. 2. Queendomino XL (2017)
   2–4 players · 25 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Medieval, Tile Placement · 1 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~12 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View Queendomino XL on Amazon →
3. 3. Samurai (1998)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Carcassonne The City: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 2 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
   View Samurai on Amazon →
4. 4. Ginkgopolis (2012)
   1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 2 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
5. 5. Lords of Vegas (2010)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 2 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. Little Town (2017)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Medieval, Tile Placement · 1 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
7. 7. Keythedral (2002)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Medieval, Tile Placement · 1 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~38 min longer · +0.6 heavier
8. 8. Mexica (2002)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 2 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~53 min longer · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Inis (2016)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Carcassonne The City: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. 10. Arkadia (2006)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 2 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
11. 11. War Chest (2018)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Carcassonne The City: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. Medina (Second Edition) (2014)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 2 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · same complexity
13. 13. Keyper (2017)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 2 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~68 min longer · +1.3 heavier
14. 14. Paris (2020)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 2 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~53 min longer · +0.5 heavier
15. 15. Lisboa (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy
    Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 2 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~53 min longer · +2.3 heavier
16. 16. Cyclades (2009)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~38 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. 17. The Rose King (1992)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Carcassonne The City: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 2 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
18. 18. Praga Caput Regni (2020)
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Carcassonne The City: City Building, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Carcassonne The City’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Carcassonne The City: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~38 min longer · +1.4 heavier

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