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18 games like Quadropolis
The best games like Quadropolis are Pandemic Legacy Season 1, 7 Wonders and Carcassonne Traders & Builders — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 shares environmental, hand management, set collection with Quadropolis.
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Every alternative below links to its own Quadropolis-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s city building / environmental shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Quadropolis’s 2.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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1. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015)Shares with Quadropolis: Environmental, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
2. 7 Wonders (2010)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
3. Carcassonne Traders & Builders (2003)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
4. Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
5. Viceroy (2014)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Hand Management, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
6. San Juan (Second Edition) (2014)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
7. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Quadropolis: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
8. San Juan (2004)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
9. Chinatown (1999)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
10. Glen More (2010)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~13 min longer · +0.5 heavier
11. Everdell (2018)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
12. Terraforming Mars (2016)Shares with Quadropolis: Environmental, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~75 min longer · +1 heavier
13. Alhambra The Vizier's Favor (2004)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Pattern Building, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
14. Tang Garden (2020)Shares with Quadropolis: Environmental, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
15. Unfair (2017)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~43 min longer · +0.5 heavier
16. 7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 7 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
17. Blue Moon City (2006)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
18. The Palaces of Carrara (2012)Shares with Quadropolis: City Building, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Quadropolis’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Quadropolis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Quadropolis?
- Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015) is the closest match to Quadropolis, sharing environmental, hand management, set collection. It rates 8.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Quadropolis?
- Pandemic Legacy Season 1, 7 Wonders, Carcassonne Traders & Builders are the top-ranked alternatives to Quadropolis 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 Pandemic Legacy Season 1 harder than Quadropolis?
- Compared with Quadropolis, Pandemic Legacy Season 1 is +0.6 heavier and ~15 min longer (2.8 vs 2.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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