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18 games like Hansa

The best games like Hansa are Explorers of the North Sea, Container 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! and Himalaya — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Explorers of the North Sea shares medieval, nautical, action points with Hansa.

Every alternative below links to its own Hansa-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / medieval shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Hansa’s 2.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Explorers of the North Sea (2016)
   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hansa: Medieval, Nautical, Action Points, Area Majority / Influence, Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection · 4 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
   View Explorers of the North Sea on Amazon →
2. 2. Container 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! (2018)
   3–5 players · 75–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Hansa: Economic, Nautical, Transportation, Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection · 2 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Hansa: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Container 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! on Amazon →
3. 3. Himalaya (2002)
   3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with Hansa: Economic, Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection · 3 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Hansa: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
   View Himalaya on Amazon →
4. 4. Akrotiri (2014)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Hansa: Economic, Transportation, Action Points, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Hansa: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
5. 5. Carcassonne South Seas (2013)
   2–5 players · 35 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hansa: Economic, Nautical, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection · 2 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
6. 6. Bombay (2009)
   2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hansa: Economic, Transportation, Action Points, Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection · 3 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
7. 7. Viking Fury (2004)
   3–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with Hansa: Medieval, Nautical, Action Points, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Hansa: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. Panamax (2014)
   2–4 players · 100 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Hansa: Economic, Nautical, Transportation, Area Majority / Influence, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~40 min longer · +1.4 heavier
9. 9. Tahiti (2012)
   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Hansa: Nautical, Transportation, Action Points, Pick-up and Deliver, Set Collection · 3 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
10. 10. Endeavor Age of Sail (2018)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Hansa: Nautical, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection · 2 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
11. 11. Sail to India (2013)
    3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hansa: Economic, Nautical, Action Points, Set Collection · 2 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Hansa: overlaps at 3–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. Nauticus (2013)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Hansa: Economic, Nautical, Transportation, Set Collection · 1 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
13. 13. Glass Road (2013)
    1–4 players · 20–80 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Hansa: Economic, Medieval, Set Collection · 1 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~10 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
14. 14. Dinosaur Island (2017)
    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Hansa: Economic, Action Points, Set Collection · 2 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
15. 15. Merchants of the Middle Ages (1999)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Hansa: Economic, Medieval, Transportation, Pick-up and Deliver · 1 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.7 heavier
16. 16. Serenissima (Second Edition) (2012)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Hansa: Economic, Nautical, Area Majority / Influence, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. 17. Samurai (1998)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Hansa: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection · 2 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
18. 18. Indonesia (2005)
    2–5 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Hansa: Economic, Transportation, Area Majority / Influence, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Hansa’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Hansa: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~150 min longer · +1.6 heavier

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