Endeavor / Similar games

18 games like Endeavor

The best games like Endeavor are Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery, Francis Drake and El Grande — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery shares exploration, renaissance, area majority / influence with Endeavor.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Endeavor’s 2.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery (2007)
   2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Endeavor: Exploration, Renaissance, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection · 2 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery on Amazon →
2. 2. Francis Drake (2013)
   3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Endeavor: Exploration, Nautical, Renaissance, Set Collection · 1 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
   View Francis Drake on Amazon →
3. 3. El Grande (1995)
   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Endeavor: Renaissance, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
   View El Grande on Amazon →
4. 4. Empires Age of Discovery (2015)
   2–6 players · 50–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Endeavor: Exploration, Renaissance, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection · 2 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. Age of Discovery (2007)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Endeavor: Exploration, Nautical, Renaissance, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
6. 6. Concordia (2013)
   2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Endeavor: Nautical, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
7. 7. Pandemic Legacy Season 2 (2017)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Endeavor: Exploration, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. Sleeping Gods (2021)
   1–4 players · 60–1200 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium
   Shares with Endeavor: Exploration, Nautical, Hand Management · 1 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~540 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Endeavor: Exploration, Nautical, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Goa A New Expedition (2004)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Endeavor: Nautical, Renaissance, Hand Management · 1 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
11. 11. Inis (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Endeavor: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
12. 12. Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)
    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Endeavor: Exploration, Nautical, Hand Management · 1 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
13. 13. Near and Far (2017)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Endeavor: Exploration, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
14. 14. Coimbra (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Endeavor: Renaissance, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
15. 15. The Seafarers of Catan (1997)
    3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Endeavor: Exploration, Nautical, Hand Management · 1 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
16. 16. Clash of Cultures (2012)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Endeavor: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~120 min longer · +0.7 heavier
17. 17. Notre Dame (2007)
    2–5 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Endeavor: Renaissance, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
18. 18. Macao (2009)
    2–4 players · 50–100 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Endeavor: Nautical, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Endeavor’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Endeavor: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier

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