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18 games like Black Fleet

The best games like Black Fleet are Jamaica, Merchants & Marauders and Dead Men Tell No Tales — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Jamaica shares nautical, pirates, transportation with Black Fleet.

Every alternative below links to its own Black Fleet-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s nautical / pirates shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Black Fleet’s 1.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Jamaica (2007)

   2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Jamaica alternatives →

   Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Pirates, Transportation, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Jamaica →
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   2. Merchants & Marauders (2010)

   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Merchants & Marauders alternatives →

   Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Pirates, Transportation, Area Movement, Pick-up and Deliver · 5 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~120 min longer · +1.3 heavier

   Check price for Merchants & Marauders →
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   3. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)

   2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See Dead Men Tell No Tales alternatives →

   Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Pirates, Grid Movement, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Dead Men Tell No Tales →
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   4. Pirate's Cove (2002)

   3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light · See Pirate's Cove alternatives →

   Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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   5. Rum & Bones (2015)

   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Pirates, Grid Movement, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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   6. The Shores of Tripoli (2020)

   1–2 players · 45–60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Fleet: no player-count overlap (1–2 vs 3–4) · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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   7. Mississippi Queen (1997)

   3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light · See Mississippi Queen alternatives →

   Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Transportation, Grid Movement, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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   8. Dead Man's Doubloons (2018)

   2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium

   Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Pirates, Area Movement, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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   9. Caribbean (2004)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Pirates, Area Movement, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
10. 

    10. Pirates of the Spanish Main (2004)

    2–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Pirates, Pick-up and Deliver, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 10 · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    11. 7th Sea Collectible Card Game (1998)

    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Pirates, Area Movement, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
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    12. World of Yo-Ho (2016)

    2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Pirates, Grid Movement, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    13. Libertalia (2012)

    2–6 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Libertalia alternatives →

    Shares with Black Fleet: Pirates, Hand Management, Take That · 3 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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    14. Tahiti (2012)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Transportation, Grid Movement, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
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    15. Hansa (2004)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Hansa alternatives →

    Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Transportation, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 shared tags · 1 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    16. Century Eastern Wonders (2018)

    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Century Eastern Wonders alternatives →

    Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Grid Movement, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
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    17. Meuterer (2000)

    3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Meuterer alternatives →

    Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 1 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    18. Deukalion (2008)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Black Fleet: Nautical, Transportation, Grid Movement, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 shared tags · 2 of Black Fleet’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Black Fleet: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Black Fleet fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.