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18 games like Charterstone
The best games like Charterstone are Tournay, Everdell and Suburbia — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Tournay shares city building, economic, medieval with Charterstone.
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Every alternative below links to its own Charterstone-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s city building / economic shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Charterstone’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. Tournay (2011)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Medieval, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
2. Everdell (2018)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 3 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
3. Suburbia (2012)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Catch the Leader · 4 shared tags · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
4. 51st State Master Set (2016)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
5. Glass Road (2013)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Medieval, Card Drafting · 4 shared tags · 1 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
6. Lisboa (2017)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +1.7 heavier
7. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Charterstone: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
8. London (2010)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
9. Villagers (2019)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Medieval, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
10. Belfort (2011)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · +0.2 heavier
11. Unfair (2017)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~28 min longer · same complexity
12. 7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 7 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
13. Merv The Heart of the Silk Road (2020)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Medieval, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 1 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
14. Crown of Emara (2018)Shares with Charterstone: Economic, Medieval, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
15. 7 Wonders (2010)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
16. Architects of the West Kingdom (2018)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Medieval, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 shared tags · 1 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~10 min longer · same complexity
17. Concordia (2013)Shares with Charterstone: Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Charterstone: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~40 min longer · +0.2 heavier
18. The Rivals for Catan (2010)Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Medieval, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Charterstone: both play at 2 · ~23 min longer · 0.5 lighter
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Charterstone?
- Tournay (2011) is the closest match to Charterstone, sharing city building, economic, medieval. It rates 7.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Charterstone?
- Tournay, Everdell, Suburbia are the top-ranked alternatives to Charterstone 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 Tournay harder than Charterstone?
- Compared with Charterstone, Tournay is same complexity and ~15 min shorter (2.9 vs 2.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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