Elasund The First City / Similar games
18 games like Elasund The First City
The best games like Elasund The First City are Terraforming Mars, Glen More II Chronicles and The Castles of Burgundy — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Terraforming Mars shares economic, territory building, hand management with Elasund The First City.
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Every alternative below links to its own Elasund The First City-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / territory building shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Elasund The First City’s 2.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. Terraforming Mars (2016)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Territory Building, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
2. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Territory Building, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
3. The Castles of Burgundy (2011)Shares with Elasund The First City: Territory Building, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
4. Rajas of the Ganges (2017)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Territory Building, Dice Rolling, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
5. Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King (2015)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Territory Building, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~35 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
6. Acquire (1964)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Territory Building, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · 0.2 lighter
8. Dinosaur Island (2017)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
9. DinoGenics (2019)Shares with Elasund The First City: Territory Building, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 4 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (80%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
10. Hacienda (2005)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Territory Building, Enclosure, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
11. Pandoria (2018)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Territory Building, Enclosure, Hand Management, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
12. Chinatown (1999)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Enclosure, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (60%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
13. 7 Wonders (2010)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
14. Race for the Galaxy (2007)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
15. Grand Austria Hotel (2015)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
16. Citrus (2013)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Territory Building, Enclosure, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
17. It's a Wonderful World (2019)Shares with Elasund The First City: Economic, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
18. Carcassonne Traders & Builders (2003)Shares with Elasund The First City: Territory Building, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Elasund The First City’s 5 mechanics (40%)vs Elasund The First City: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Elasund The First City?
- Terraforming Mars (2016) is the closest match to Elasund The First City, sharing economic, territory building, hand management. It rates 8.4/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Elasund The First City?
- Terraforming Mars, Glen More II Chronicles, The Castles of Burgundy are the top-ranked alternatives to Elasund The First City 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 Terraforming Mars harder than Elasund The First City?
- Compared with Elasund The First City, Terraforming Mars is +0.5 heavier and ~45 min longer (3.2 vs 2.7 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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