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18 games like The Cities and Knights of Catan

The best games like The Cities and Knights of Catan are Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon, Raiders of the North Sea and Viscounts of the West Kingdom — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon shares medieval, dice rolling, hand management with The Cities and Knights of Catan.

Every alternative below links to its own The Cities and Knights of Catan-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s expansion for base-game / medieval shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 2.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
   Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Medieval, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
   View Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon on Amazon →
2. 2. Raiders of the North Sea (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Medieval, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Raiders of the North Sea on Amazon →
3. 3. Viscounts of the West Kingdom (2020)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Medieval, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
   View Viscounts of the West Kingdom on Amazon →
4. 4. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)
   1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Medieval, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
5. 5. Battles of Westeros (2010)
   2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Medieval, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–4) · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
6. 6. Lord of the Rings Friends & Foes (2001)
   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Expansion for Base-game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
7. 7. De Kolonisten van de Lage Landen (2009)
   3–5 players · 75 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Memory, Network and Route Building +1 more · 5 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
8. 8. Senji (2008)
   3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
   Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Medieval, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
9. 9. Illuminati Y2K (1999)
   2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Expansion for Base-game, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building · 2 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
10. 10. Medioevo Universale (2018)
    3–6 players · 120–300 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Medieval, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Trading · 2 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~120 min longer · +0.4 heavier
11. 11. Triumph & Tragedy European Balance of Power 1936-1945 (2015)
    2–3 players · 240–360 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: both play at 3 · goes down to 2 · ~210 min longer · +0.4 heavier
12. 12. Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery (2012)
    3–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~60 min longer · 0.2 lighter
13. 13. Carolvs Magnvs (2000)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Medieval, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
14. 14. The Castles of Burgundy (2011)
    2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Medieval, Dice Rolling · 1 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
15. 15. Junta (1978)
    2–7 players · 240 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Trading · 3 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 7 · ~150 min longer · same complexity
16. 16. Star Trek Ascendancy (2016)
    3 players · 180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: both play at 3 · ~90 min longer · +0.3 heavier
17. 17. BattleLore (2006)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Medieval, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–4) · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
18. 18. Feudalia (2011)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with The Cities and Knights of Catan: Medieval, Negotiation, Hand Management, Trading · 2 of The Cities and Knights of Catan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Cities and Knights of Catan: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier

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