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18 games like Charterstone

The best games like Charterstone are Tournay, Everdell and Suburbia — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Tournay shares city building, economic, medieval with Charterstone.

Every alternative below links to its own Charterstone-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 Charterstone’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Tournay (2011)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Medieval, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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  2. 2. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Everdell →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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  3. 3. Suburbia (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · games like Suburbia →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Catch the Leader · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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  4. 1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · games like 51st State Master Set →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  5. 5. Glass Road (2013)
    1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · games like Glass Road →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Medieval, Card Drafting · 1 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  6. 6. Lisboa (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy · games like Lisboa →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +1.7 heavier
  7. 7. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · games like 7 Wonders Duel →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting · 1 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Charterstone: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  8. 8. London (2010)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like London →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  9. 9. Villagers (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Villagers →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Medieval, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  10. 10. Belfort (2011)
    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · games like Belfort →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  11. 11. Unfair (2017)
    2–5 players · 50–125 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Unfair →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~28 min longer · same complexity
  12. 3–7 players · 30 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 7 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  13. 1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Medieval, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  14. 14. Crown of Emara (2018)
    1–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Charterstone: Economic, Medieval, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
  15. 15. 7 Wonders (2010)
    2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · games like 7 Wonders →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Economic, Hand Management · 1 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  16. 1–5 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Architects of the West Kingdom →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Medieval, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~10 min longer · same complexity
  17. 17. Concordia (2013)
    2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Concordia →
    Shares with Charterstone: Economic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Charterstone: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~40 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  18. 2 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · games like The Rivals for Catan →
    Shares with Charterstone: City Building, Medieval, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Charterstone’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Charterstone: both play at 2 · ~23 min longer · 0.5 lighter
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Charterstone?
Tournay (2011) is the closest match to Charterstone, sharing city building, economic, medieval. It rates 7.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Charterstone?
Tournay, Everdell, Suburbia are the top-ranked alternatives to Charterstone in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Tournay harder than Charterstone?
Compared with Charterstone, Tournay is same complexity and ~15 min shorter (2.9 vs 2.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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