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18 games like Puerto Rico

The best games like Puerto Rico are Le Havre, Glory to Rome and Caverna The Cave Farmers — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Le Havre shares city building, economic, end game bonuses with Puerto Rico.

Every alternative below links to its own Puerto Rico-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s city building / economic shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Puerto Rico’s 3.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Le Havre (2008)
   1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Puerto Rico: City Building, Economic, End Game Bonuses, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources · 2 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
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2. 2. Glory to Rome (2005)
   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Puerto Rico: City Building, Economic, End Game Bonuses, Follow · 2 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Glory to Rome on Amazon →
3. 3. Caverna The Cave Farmers (2013)
   1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Puerto Rico: Economic, Farming, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources · 1 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · scales to 7 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
   View Caverna The Cave Farmers on Amazon →
4. 4. Agricola (2007)
   1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Puerto Rico: Economic, Farming, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources · 1 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. Tzolk'in The Mayan Calendar (2012)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Puerto Rico: Economic, Farming, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
6. 6. Terra Mystica (2012)
   2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Puerto Rico: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources · 2 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
7. 7. Keyflower (2012)
   2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Puerto Rico: City Building, Economic, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. Ora et Labora (2011)
   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Puerto Rico: City Building, Economic, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources · 1 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
9. 9. La Granja (2014)
   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Puerto Rico: Economic, Farming, Hidden Victory Points · 1 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Suburbia (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Puerto Rico: City Building, Economic, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
11. 11. Viticulture (2013)
    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Puerto Rico: Economic, Farming, Turn Order: Progressive · 1 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
12. 12. Grand Austria Hotel (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Puerto Rico: Economic, Action Drafting, End Game Bonuses · 2 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
13. 13. Troyes (2010)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Puerto Rico: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Hidden Victory Points · 2 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. Hallertau (2020)
    1–4 players · 50–140 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Puerto Rico: Economic, Farming, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
15. 15. Terraforming Mars (2016)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Puerto Rico: Economic, End Game Bonuses · 1 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
16. 16. Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Puerto Rico: City Building, End Game Bonuses, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources · 2 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
17. 17. Wendake (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Puerto Rico: Economic, Farming, Hidden Victory Points · 1 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
18. 18. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
    3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy
    Shares with Puerto Rico: Economic, Action Drafting, Follow · 2 of Puerto Rico’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Puerto Rico: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~240 min longer · +1 heavier

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