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18 games like Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India

The best games like Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India are Ginkgopolis, Underwater Cities and Carson City — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Ginkgopolis shares city building, area majority / influence, simultaneous action selection with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India.

Every alternative below links to its own Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s city building shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 3.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Ginkgopolis (2012)
    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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  2. 1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Network and Route Building · 1 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~25 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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  3. 3. Carson City (2009)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
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  4. 1–5 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  5. 5. Gonzaga (2009)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Network and Route Building, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
  6. 2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  7. 1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
  8. 8. City of Iron (2013)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  9. 9. Cyclades (2009)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  10. 10. Key Flow (2018)
    2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Network and Route Building, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  11. 1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  12. 1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  13. 13. 7 Wonders (2010)
    2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Simultaneous Action Selection, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 7 · ~60 min shorter · 0.8 lighter
  14. 2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  15. 15. Glass Road (2013)
    1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Simultaneous Action Selection · 1 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~40 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  16. 16. Belfort (2011)
    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  17. 17. Mexica (2002)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
  18. 2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: City Building, Area Majority / Influence, Network and Route Building · 2 of Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India?
Ginkgopolis (2012) is the closest match to Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India, sharing city building, area majority / influence, simultaneous action selection. It rates 7.5/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India?
Ginkgopolis, Underwater Cities, Carson City are the top-ranked alternatives to Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India 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 Ginkgopolis harder than Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India?
Compared with Maharaja The Game of Palace Building in India, Ginkgopolis is 0.3 lighter and ~45 min shorter (2.9 vs 3.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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