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18 games like Mombasa

The best games like Mombasa are Pax Pamir Second Edition, Lisboa and Blackout Hong Kong — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Pax Pamir Second Edition shares economic, area majority / influence, card drafting with Mombasa.

Every alternative below links to its own Mombasa-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Mombasa’s 3.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
   1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
   View Pax Pamir Second Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Lisboa (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy
   Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
   View Lisboa on Amazon →
3. 3. Blackout Hong Kong (2018)
   1–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 4 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
   View Blackout Hong Kong on Amazon →
4. 4. Great Western Trail (2016)
   1–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
5. 5. City of Iron (2013)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 4 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
6. 6. Feudum (2017)
   2–5 players · 80–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Heavy
   Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Action Queue, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~18 min longer · +0.7 heavier
7. 7. Through the Ages A Story of Civilization (2006)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. Brass Birmingham (2018)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Hand Management · 1 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
   3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy
   Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Mombasa: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~248 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Terraforming Mars (2016)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Hand Management · 1 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
11. 11. Three Kingdoms Redux (2014)
    3 players · 135–165 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mombasa: both play at 3 · ~38 min longer · same complexity
12. 12. La Granja (2014)
    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
13. 13. Shogun (2006)
    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Action Queue, Area Majority / Influence · 2 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mombasa: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
14. 14. Imperial (2006)
    2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Investment · 2 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~38 min longer · 0.3 lighter
15. 15. Concordia (2013)
    2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~12 min shorter · 0.9 lighter
16. 16. Scythe (2016)
    1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
17. 17. Die Macher (1986)
    3–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.6 · Heavy
    Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mombasa: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~128 min longer · +0.4 heavier
18. 18. Bruxelles 1893 (2013)
    2–5 players · 50–125 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mombasa: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Mombasa’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mombasa: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

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