Machi Koro / Similar games
18 games like Machi Koro
The best games like Machi Koro are Space Base, Dice Forge and Roll Through the Ages The Bronze Age — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Space Base shares dice, dice rolling, random production with Machi Koro.
Every alternative below links to its own Machi Koro-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s city building / dice shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Machi Koro’s 1.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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- 1. Space Base (2018)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling, Random Production · 2 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 2. Dice Forge (2017)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling, Random Production · 2 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 3. Roll Through the Ages The Bronze Age (2008)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
- 4. Valeria Card Kingdoms (2016)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling, Random Production · 2 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
- 5. Steam Park (2013)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 6. Lords of Vegas (2010)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling, Random Production · 2 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (100%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.8 heavier
- 7. The Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game (2017)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
- 8. Dice City (2015)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~23 min longer · +0.5 heavier
- 9. That's Pretty Clever! (2018)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
- 10. Sagrada (2017)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
- 11. Saint Malo (2012)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 12. Imperial Settlers Roll & Write (2019)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
- 13. Tiny Epic Galaxies (2015)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
- 14. Camel Up (Second Edition) (2018)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
- 15. Dice Throne Season One (2018)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
- 16. King of Tokyo Dark Edition (2020)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
- 17. Pandemic The Cure (2014)Shares with Machi Koro: Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
- 18. Sunflower Valley (2017)Shares with Machi Koro: City Building, Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Machi Koro’s 2 mechanics (50%)vs Machi Koro: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~23 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Machi Koro?
- Space Base (2018) is the closest match to Machi Koro, sharing dice, dice rolling, random production. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Machi Koro?
- Space Base, Dice Forge, Roll Through the Ages The Bronze Age are the top-ranked alternatives to Machi Koro 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 Space Base harder than Machi Koro?
- Compared with Machi Koro, Space Base is +0.6 heavier and ~30 min longer (2.1 vs 1.5 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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