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18 games like Keltis

The best games like Keltis are Pandemic Legacy Season 1, Reign of Cthulhu and 7 Wonders — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 shares hand management, point to point movement, set collection with Keltis.

Every alternative below links to its own Keltis-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s 2008 japan boardgame prize voters selection nominee / 2008 spiel des jahres nominee shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Keltis’s 1.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.6 · Medium
   Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Point to Point Movement, Set Collection · 3 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +1.2 heavier
   View Pandemic Legacy Season 1 on Amazon →
2. 2. Reign of Cthulhu (2016)
   2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Point to Point Movement, Set Collection · 3 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Reign of Cthulhu on Amazon →
3. 3. 7 Wonders (2010)
   2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
   View 7 Wonders on Amazon →
4. 4. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
5. 5. Great Western Trail (2016)
   1–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Point to Point Movement, Set Collection · 3 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~83 min longer · +2.1 heavier
6. 6. Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries (2007)
   2–3 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
7. 7. Jaipur (2009)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
   Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Keltis: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. Sushi Go Party! (2016)
   2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
   Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~10 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
9. 9. Ethnos (2017)
   2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~23 min longer · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. Battle Line (2000)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Keltis: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
11. 11. Arboretum (2015)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. San Juan (Second Edition) (2014)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Abyss (2014)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
14. 14. San Juan (2004)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · +0.7 heavier
15. 15. Lost Cities (1999)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Keltis: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
16. 16. Quadropolis (2016)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. 17. Pandemic The Cure (2014)
    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
18. 18. Trekking the World (2020)
    2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Keltis: Hand Management, Point to Point Movement, Set Collection · 3 of Keltis’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Keltis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier

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