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18 games like Clans

The best games like Clans are Discworld Ankh-Morpork, Fae and Mexica — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Discworld Ankh-Morpork shares bluffing, deduction, area majority / influence with Clans.

Every alternative below links to its own Clans-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy / bluffing shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Clans’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Discworld Ankh-Morpork (2011)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Clans: Bluffing, Deduction, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Discworld Ankh-Morpork on Amazon →
2. 2. Fae (2018)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Clans: Abstract Strategy, Bluffing, Deduction, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
   View Fae on Amazon →
3. 3. Mexica (2002)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Clans: Abstract Strategy, Area Majority / Influence, Enclosure · 2 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Mexica on Amazon →
4. 4. Nanty Narking (2019)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Clans: Bluffing, Deduction, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
5. 5. Revolution! (2009)
   3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Clans: Bluffing, Deduction, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Clans: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. War Chest (2018)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Clans: Abstract Strategy, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
7. 7. Calico (2020)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Clans: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. Samurai (1998)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Clans: Abstract Strategy, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
9. 9. Qin (2012)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Clans: Abstract Strategy, Area Majority / Influence, Enclosure · 2 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
10. 10. Hive (2000)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Clans: Abstract Strategy, Enclosure · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Clans: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
11. 11. Element (2017)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Clans: Abstract Strategy, Area Majority / Influence, Enclosure · 2 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Uptown (2007)
    2–5 players · 30–40 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Clans: Abstract Strategy, Area Majority / Influence, Enclosure · 2 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
13. 13. Martinique (2009)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Clans: Bluffing, Deduction, Enclosure · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Clans: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
14. 14. Hack Trick (2015)
    2–4 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
    Shares with Clans: Abstract Strategy, Deduction, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
15. 15. Sonora (2020)
    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Clans: Abstract Strategy, Area Majority / Influence, Enclosure · 2 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
16. 16. Photosynthesis (2017)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Clans: Abstract Strategy, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
17. 17. Kenjin (2015)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Clans: Bluffing, Deduction, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
18. 18. Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers (2002)
    2–5 players · 35 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Clans: Prehistoric, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Clans’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Clans: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity

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