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18 games like Modern Art

The best games like Modern Art are Scripts & Scribes, Raccoon Tycoon and Byzanz — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Scripts & Scribes shares card game, auction/bidding, auction: turn order until pass with Modern Art.

Every alternative below links to its own Modern Art-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / economic shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Modern Art’s 2.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Scripts & Scribes (2007)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Modern Art: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Turn Order Until Pass, Commodity Speculation · 3 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
   View Scripts & Scribes on Amazon →
2. 2. Raccoon Tycoon (2018)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Modern Art: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Turn Order Until Pass, Commodity Speculation · 3 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
   View Raccoon Tycoon on Amazon →
3. 3. Byzanz (2008)
   3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Modern Art: Card Game, Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Turn Order Until Pass · 2 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
   View Byzanz on Amazon →
4. 4. Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization (2015)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Heavy
   Shares with Modern Art: Card Game, Economic, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~75 min longer · +2.1 heavier
5. 5. Stockpile (2015)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Modern Art: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Commodity Speculation · 2 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
6. 6. Wabash Cannonball (2007)
   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Modern Art: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Turn Order Until Pass · 2 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. The Estates (2018)
   2–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Modern Art: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Once Around · 2 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. Traders of Osaka (2006)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Modern Art: Card Game, Economic, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
9. 9. Container 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! (2018)
   3–5 players · 75–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Modern Art: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Commodity Speculation · 2 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~38 min longer · +0.7 heavier
10. 10. Strasbourg (2011)
    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Modern Art: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Once Around · 2 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
11. 11. Fleet (2012)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Modern Art: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Once Around · 2 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. Power Grid The Card Game (2016)
    2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Modern Art: Card Game, Economic, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
13. 13. Claim Pocket (2017)
    2 players · 25 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Modern Art: Card Game, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Once Around · 2 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Modern Art: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~20 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
14. 14. Before the Wind (2007)
    2–4 players · 75 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Modern Art: Card Game, Economic, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
15. 15. The Pillars of the Earth Builders Duel (2009)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Modern Art: Card Game, Economic, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Modern Art: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
16. 16. Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Modern Art: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Turn Order Until Pass · 2 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · +1 heavier
17. 17. Isle of Skye From Chieftain to King (2015)
    2–5 players · 30–50 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Modern Art: Economic, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
18. 18. Panic on Wall Street! (2011)
    3–11 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Modern Art: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Commodity Speculation · 2 of Modern Art’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Modern Art: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 11 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Modern Art fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.