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18 games like Tigris & Euphrates

The best games like Tigris & Euphrates are Yellow & Yangtze, Clash of Cultures and Civilization — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Yellow & Yangtze shares ancient, civilization, territory building with Tigris & Euphrates.

Every alternative below links to its own Tigris & Euphrates-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s ancient / civilization shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 3.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Yellow & Yangtze (2018)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Ancient, Civilization, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Highest-Lowest Scoring, Set Collection · 4 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
   View Yellow & Yangtze on Amazon →
2. 2. Clash of Cultures (2012)
   2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Ancient, Civilization, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~120 min longer · same complexity
   View Clash of Cultures on Amazon →
3. 3. Civilization (1980)
   2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Ancient, Civilization, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~270 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Civilization on Amazon →
4. 4. Terraforming Mars (2016)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Territory Building, Hand Management, Income, Set Collection · 3 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
5. 5. Three Kingdoms Redux (2014)
   3 players · 135–165 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Ancient, Civilization, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Tigris & Euphrates: both play at 3 · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
6. 6. Lords of Hellas (2018)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Ancient, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
7. 7. Olympos (2011)
   2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Ancient, Civilization, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection · 2 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~22 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
8. 8. Casus Belli (2012)
   2 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Ancient, Civilization, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Tigris & Euphrates: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
9. 9. Terra Mystica (2012)
   2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Civilization, Territory Building, Income · 1 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
10. 10. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
    2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min longer · +0.7 heavier
11. 11. Spirit Island (2017)
    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Polis Fight for the Hegemony (2012)
    2 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Ancient, Civilization, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Tigris & Euphrates: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
13. 13. Antike (2005)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Ancient, Civilization, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
14. 14. Underwater Cities (2018)
    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Civilization, Hand Management, Income · 2 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~25 min longer · same complexity
15. 15. Advanced Civilization (1991)
    2–8 players · 360–480 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Ancient, Civilization, Set Collection · 1 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~330 min longer · +0.2 heavier
16. 16. Cyclades (2009)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Ancient, Civilization, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
17. 17. Path of Light and Shadow (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Civilization, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
18. 18. Dice Settlers (2018)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Tigris & Euphrates: Civilization, Territory Building, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection · 2 of Tigris & Euphrates’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Tigris & Euphrates: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~37 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

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