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18 games like Dominion (Second Edition)

The best games like Dominion (Second Edition) are Century Spice Road, Aeon's End and Scripts & Scribes — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Century Spice Road shares card game, medieval, card drafting with Dominion (Second Edition).

Every alternative below links to its own Dominion (Second Edition)-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / medieval shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 2.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Century Spice Road (2017)
   2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
   View Century Spice Road on Amazon →
2. 2. Aeon's End (2016)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Aeon's End on Amazon →
3. 3. Scripts & Scribes (2007)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
   View Scripts & Scribes on Amazon →
4. 4. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)
   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
5. 5. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dominion (Second Edition): both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
6. 6. Hero Realms (2016)
   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
7. 7. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~25 min longer · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. Vikings Gone Wild (2017)
   2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Deck, Hand Management · 2 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. The Rivals for Catan (2010)
   2 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Dominion (Second Edition): both play at 2 · ~53 min longer · +0.2 heavier
10. 10. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
11. 11. Eschaton (2016)
    2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~90 min longer · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Baseball Highlights 2045 (2015)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity
13. 13. Valhalla (2018)
    1–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
14. 14. Thunderstone Advance Towers of Ruin (2012)
    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
15. 15. KUNE v LAKIA A Chronicle Of A Royal Lapine Divorce Foretold (2015)
    2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Dominion (Second Edition): both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
16. 16. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
17. 17. Ascension Deckbuilding Game (2010)
    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 3 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
18. 18. Res Arcana (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Dominion (Second Edition): overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Dominion (Second Edition) fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.