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18 games like World Without End

The best games like World Without End are Charterstone, In the Year of the Dragon and Terraforming Mars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Charterstone shares economic, medieval, hand management with World Without End.

Every alternative below links to its own World Without End-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / medieval shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of World Without End’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Charterstone (2017)
    1–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Charterstone →
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Medieval, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
    View Charterstone on Amazon →
  2. 2–5 players · 75–100 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like In the Year of the Dragon →
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Medieval, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~17 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
    View In the Year of the Dragon on Amazon →
  3. 1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · games like Terraforming Mars →
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
    View Terraforming Mars on Amazon →
  4. 2–6 players · 50 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like Disney Villainous →
    Shares with World Without End: Medieval, Novel-based, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~55 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  5. 5. Crown of Emara (2018)
    1–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Medieval, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
  6. 6. Oh My Goods! (2015)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · games like Oh My Goods! →
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Medieval, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  7. 1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium · games like Arkham Horror The Card Game →
    Shares with World Without End: Novel-based, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
  8. 2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like The Pillars of the Earth →
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Medieval, Novel-based, Religious · 0 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (0%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
  9. 2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with World Without End: Medieval, Novel-based, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  10. 10. Concordia (2013)
    2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Concordia →
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
  11. 1–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Viticulture Essential Edition →
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~37 min shorter · same complexity
  12. 1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium · games like Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon →
    Shares with World Without End: Medieval, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
  13. 2–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · games like Caylus Magna Carta →
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Medieval, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
  14. 14. Tournay (2011)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Medieval, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
  15. 1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · games like Agricola Revised Edition →
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
  16. 16. 7 Wonders (2010)
    2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · games like 7 Wonders →
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~75 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  17. 17. Edo (2012)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Medieval, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
  18. 2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Race for the Galaxy →
    Shares with World Without End: Economic, Hand Management · 1 of World Without End’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs World Without End: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
Check Charterstone on Amazon →

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Frequently asked

What game is most like World Without End?
Charterstone (2017) is the closest match to World Without End, sharing economic, medieval, hand management. It rates 7.3/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like World Without End?
Charterstone, In the Year of the Dragon, Terraforming Mars are the top-ranked alternatives to World Without End 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 Charterstone harder than World Without End?
Compared with World Without End, Charterstone is same complexity and ~45 min shorter (2.8 vs 2.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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