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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. Century Spice Road (2017)

   2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Century Spice Road alternatives →

   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 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

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   2. Aeon's End (2016)

   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →

   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Aeon's End →
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   3. Scripts & Scribes (2007)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Scripts & Scribes alternatives →

   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Scripts & Scribes →
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   4. Sheriff of Nottingham (2014)

   3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Sheriff of Nottingham alternatives →

   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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
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   5. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)

   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Star Realms Colony Wars alternatives →

   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (100%)

   vs Dominion (Second Edition): both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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   6. Hero Realms (2016)

   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Hero Realms alternatives →

   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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
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   7. Wingspan (2019)

   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →

   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Vikings Gone Wild alternatives →

   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Deck, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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 · See The Rivals for Catan alternatives →

   Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Medieval, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Everdell alternatives →

    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 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
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    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 · 5 shared tags · 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
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    12. Baseball Highlights 2045 (2015)

    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Baseball Highlights 2045 alternatives →

    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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
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    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 · 4 shared tags · 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
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    14. Thunderstone Advance Towers of Ruin (2012)

    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Thunderstone Advance Towers of Ruin alternatives →

    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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
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    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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Dominion (Second Edition)’s 3 mechanics (100%)

    vs Dominion (Second Edition): both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
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    16. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)

    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game alternatives →

    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck · 3 shared tags · 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
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    17. Ascension Deckbuilding Game (2010)

    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Ascension Deckbuilding Game alternatives →

    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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
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    18. Res Arcana (2019)

    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Res Arcana alternatives →

    Shares with Dominion (Second Edition): Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 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.