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18 games like Francis Drake

The best games like Francis Drake are Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery, Empires Age of Discovery and Endeavor Age of Sail — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery shares exploration, renaissance, set collection with Francis Drake.

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

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

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   1. Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery (2007)

   2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery alternatives →

   Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Renaissance, Set Collection, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier

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   2. Empires Age of Discovery (2015)

   2–6 players · 50–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium

   Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Renaissance, Set Collection, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Empires Age of Discovery →
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   3. Endeavor Age of Sail (2018)

   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Endeavor Age of Sail alternatives →

   Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Renaissance, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 1 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Endeavor Age of Sail →
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   4. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Nemo's War (Second Edition) alternatives →

   Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 2 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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   5. Raiders of the North Sea (2015)

   2–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Raiders of the North Sea alternatives →

   Shares with Francis Drake: Nautical, Dice Rolling, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~35 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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   6. Treasure Island (2018)

   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Treasure Island alternatives →

   Shares with Francis Drake: Bluffing, Exploration, Pirates, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 1 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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   7. Vasco da Gama (2009)

   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Vasco da Gama alternatives →

   Shares with Francis Drake: Nautical, Renaissance, Push Your Luck, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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   8. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)

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

   Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~37 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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   9. Sleeping Gods (2021)

   1–4 players · 60–1200 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium

   Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Push Your Luck · 3 shared tags · 1 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~525 min longer · same complexity
10. 

    10. Goa A New Expedition (2004)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Goa A New Expedition alternatives →

    Shares with Francis Drake: Nautical, Renaissance, Push Your Luck · 3 shared tags · 1 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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    11. Lorenzo il Magnifico (2016)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Lorenzo il Magnifico alternatives →

    Shares with Francis Drake: Renaissance, Dice Rolling, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
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    12. Oltremare Merchants of Venice (2004)

    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium

    Shares with Francis Drake: Bluffing, Nautical, Pirates, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 1 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    13. Merchants & Marauders (2010)

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

    Shares with Francis Drake: Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~75 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    14. Conquest of Paradise (2007)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

    Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Secret Unit Deployment · 4 shared tags · 2 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    15. Signorie (2015)

    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with Francis Drake: Renaissance, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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    16. Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Imperial Settlers Empires of the North alternatives →

    Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~37 min shorter · same complexity
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    17. Near and Far (2017)

    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Near and Far alternatives →

    Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
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    18. Coimbra (2018)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Coimbra alternatives →

    Shares with Francis Drake: Renaissance, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Francis Drake’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Francis Drake: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.3 heavier

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