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18 games like Carolvs Magnvs
The best games like Carolvs Magnvs are War Chest, The King is Dead Second Edition and Barony — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. War Chest shares abstract strategy, medieval, area majority / influence with Carolvs Magnvs.
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Every alternative below links to its own Carolvs Magnvs-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy / medieval shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. War Chest (2018)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
2. The King is Dead Second Edition (2020)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
3. Barony (2015)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Modular Board · 5 shared tags · 2 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
4. Fealty (2011)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Modular Board · 6 shared tags · 3 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~37 min shorter · same complexity
5. Samurai (1998)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
6. Path of Light and Shadow (2017)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Medieval, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
7. The Castles of Burgundy (2011)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Medieval, Territory Building, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (20%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
8. Torres (1999)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
9. Kingdom Builder (2011)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Medieval, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
10. Web of Power (2000)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Medieval, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
11. The Cities and Knights of Catan (1998)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Medieval, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 3 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. Shogun (1986)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Medieval, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~240 min longer · +0.4 heavier
13. The Rivals for Catan (2010)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Medieval, Territory Building, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: both play at 2 · ~23 min longer · 0.3 lighter
14. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Medieval, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
15. Domaine (2003)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Medieval, Territory Building, Hand Management, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
16. Carcassonne The Expansion (2002)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Medieval, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (20%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
17. BattleLore (2006)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
18. The Rose King (1992)Shares with Carolvs Magnvs: Abstract Strategy, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Carolvs Magnvs’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Carolvs Magnvs: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Carolvs Magnvs?
- War Chest (2018) is the closest match to Carolvs Magnvs, sharing abstract strategy, medieval, area majority / influence. It rates 8.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Carolvs Magnvs?
- War Chest, The King is Dead Second Edition, Barony are the top-ranked alternatives to Carolvs Magnvs in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is War Chest harder than Carolvs Magnvs?
- Compared with Carolvs Magnvs, War Chest is 0.3 lighter and ~30 min shorter (2.3 vs 2.6 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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