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18 games like Around the World in 80 Days

The best games like Around the World in 80 Days are The Quest for El Dorado, Elfenland and Reign of Cthulhu — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The Quest for El Dorado shares racing, card drafting, hand management with Around the World in 80 Days.

Every alternative below links to its own Around the World in 80 Days-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s novel-based / racing shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 1.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. The Quest for El Dorado (2017)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Racing, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View The Quest for El Dorado on Amazon →
2. 2. Elfenland (1998)
   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Travel, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
   View Elfenland on Amazon →
3. 3. Reign of Cthulhu (2016)
   2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Novel-based, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
   View Reign of Cthulhu on Amazon →
4. 4. Michael Strogoff (2017)
   1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Novel-based, Racing, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. Tales & Games The Hare & the Tortoise (2011)
   2–5 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.1 · Light
   Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Novel-based, Racing, Hand Management · 1 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~42 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
6. 6. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)
   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Novel-based, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
7. 7. Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Novel-based, Travel, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. The Hobbit (2010)
   2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Novel-based, Travel, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Marco Polo Expedition (2004)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Racing, Travel, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
10. 10. Unmatched Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot (2019)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Novel-based, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Around the World in 80 Days: both play at 2 · ~40 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
11. 11. Trekking the National Parks Second Edition (2018)
    2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Travel, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
12. 12. PARKS (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Travel, Card Drafting · 1 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Red Rising (2021)
    1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Novel-based, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Eldritch Horror (2013)
    1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Novel-based, Travel, Point to Point Movement · 1 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~120 min longer · +1.5 heavier
15. 15. Elfenroads (2015)
    2–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Travel, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
16. 16. Faultier (2019)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Racing, Travel, Hand Management · 1 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
17. 17. King of the Elves (1999)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Travel, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
18. 18. Flamme Rouge (2016)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Around the World in 80 Days: Racing, Hand Management · 1 of Around the World in 80 Days’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Around the World in 80 Days: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · same complexity

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