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18 games like Carcassonne Traders & Builders

The best games like Carcassonne Traders & Builders are Queendomino XL, Mexica and Citadels The Dark City — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Queendomino XL shares city building, medieval, territory building with Carcassonne Traders & Builders.

Every alternative below links to its own Carcassonne Traders & Builders-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s city building / expansion for base-game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 2.1 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 Traders & Builders: City Building, Medieval, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Queendomino XL →
2. 

   2. Mexica (2002)

   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Mexica alternatives →

   Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: City Building, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Mexica →
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   3. Citadels The Dark City (2004)

   2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Citadels The Dark City alternatives →

   Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: City Building, Expansion for Base-game, Medieval, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Citadels The Dark City →
4. 

   4. Samurai (1998)

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

   Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (100%)

   vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
5. 

   5. The Castles of Burgundy (2011)

   2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See The Castles of Burgundy alternatives →

   Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: Medieval, Territory Building, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.9 heavier
6. 

   6. Strasbourg (2011)

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

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

   vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
7. 

   7. Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)

   1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Castles of Mad King Ludwig alternatives →

   Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: City Building, Medieval, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
8. 

   8. Fjords (2005)

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

   Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: Medieval, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
9. 

   9. Bunny Kingdom (2017)

   2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Bunny Kingdom alternatives →

   Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: Medieval, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
10. 

    10. Alhambra The Vizier's Favor (2004)

    2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

    Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: City Building, Expansion for Base-game, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
11. 

    11. Key to the City London (2016)

    2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium

    Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: City Building, Territory Building, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
12. 

    12. Sprawlopolis (2018)

    1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Sprawlopolis alternatives →

    Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: City Building, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~42 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
13. 

    13. Vikings (2007)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Vikings alternatives →

    Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: Medieval, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
14. 

    14. Citadels Classic (2000)

    2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Citadels Classic alternatives →

    Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: City Building, Medieval, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
15. 

    15. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)

    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Glen More II Chronicles alternatives →

    Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: City Building, Territory Building, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +1 heavier
16. 

    16. Villagers (2019)

    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Villagers alternatives →

    Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: City Building, Medieval, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
17. 

    17. Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King (2015)

    2–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King alternatives →

    Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: Territory Building, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~20 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
18. 

    18. Taluva (2006)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Taluva alternatives →

    Shares with Carcassonne Traders & Builders: City Building, Territory Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Carcassonne Traders & Builders’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs Carcassonne Traders & Builders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Carcassonne Traders & Builders fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.