Francis Drake / Similar games

18 games like Francis Drake

Ranked alternatives to Francis Drake (bluffing, exploration), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Francis Drake’s medium weight. Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery is the closest match.

1. 1. Age of Empires III The Age of Discovery (2007)
   2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Renaissance, Set Collection, Worker Placement, Worker Placement
2. 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
3. 3. Endeavor (2009)
   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Renaissance, Set Collection
4. 4. Endeavor Age of Sail (2018)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Renaissance, Set Collection
5. 5. Treasure Island (2018)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Francis Drake: Bluffing, Exploration, Pirates, Secret Unit Deployment
6. 6. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)
   2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling
7. 7. Oltremare Merchants of Venice (2004)
   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
   Shares with Francis Drake: Bluffing, Nautical, Pirates, Set Collection
8. 8. Sail to India (2013)
   3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Renaissance, Set Collection, Worker Placement
9. 9. Tiny Epic Pirates (2021)
   1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling
10. 10. Vasco da Gama (2009)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Francis Drake: Nautical, Renaissance, Push Your Luck, Worker Placement
11. 11. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck
12. 12. Conquest of Paradise (2007)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Secret Unit Deployment
13. 13. Dead Man's Doubloons (2018)
    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Francis Drake: Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck
14. 14. Bargain Basement Bathysphere (2018)
    1 players · 10–15 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck
15. 15. Raiders of the North Sea (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Francis Drake: Nautical, Dice Rolling, Worker Placement, Worker Placement
16. 16. Navegador (2010)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Renaissance
17. 17. Tiny Epic Western (2016)
    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Francis Drake: Bluffing, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Worker Placement
18. 18. Pirates of the Spanish Main (2004)
    2–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Francis Drake: Exploration, Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling

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