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18 games like Harbour
The best games like Harbour are 7 Wonders, 7 Wonders Duel and 7 Wonders (Second Edition) — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. 7 Wonders shares card game, city building, economic with Harbour.
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Every alternative below links to its own Harbour-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / city building shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Harbour’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. 7 Wonders (2010)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Economic, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
2. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Economic, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 1 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Harbour: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
3. 7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Economic, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 7 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
4. Citadels The Dark City (2004)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Fantasy, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
5. Above and Below (2015)Shares with Harbour: City Building, Economic, Fantasy, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 1 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. San Juan (Second Edition) (2014)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Economic, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 1 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
7. OddVille (2012)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Fantasy, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement · 5 shared tags · 2 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
8. Saint Petersburg (2004)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Economic, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 1 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
9. San Juan (2004)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Economic, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 1 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
10. Citadels Classic (2000)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Fantasy, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 1 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
11. Last Will (2011)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, Economic, Humor, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 1 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
12. Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, Fantasy, Humor, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 1 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Harbour: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
13. Saint Petersburg (Second Edition) (2014)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Economic, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 1 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
14. Champions of Midgard (2015)Shares with Harbour: Fantasy, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
15. Unfair (2017)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Economic, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 1 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~43 min longer · +0.6 heavier
16. 51st State Master Set (2016)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Economic, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement · 5 shared tags · 2 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.8 heavier
17. Ex Libris (2017)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, Fantasy, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 2 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
18. Alhambra The Card Game (1992)Shares with Harbour: Card Game, City Building, Economic, Humor, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 1 of Harbour’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Harbour: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Harbour?
- 7 Wonders (2010) is the closest match to Harbour, sharing card game, city building, economic. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Harbour?
- 7 Wonders, 7 Wonders Duel, 7 Wonders (Second Edition) are the top-ranked alternatives to Harbour in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is 7 Wonders harder than Harbour?
- Compared with Harbour, 7 Wonders is +0.2 heavier and ~15 min shorter (2.3 vs 2.1 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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