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18 games like Loot

The best games like Loot are Smash Up, Tortuga 1667 and Unmatched Battle of Legends — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Smash Up shares card game, pirates, card play conflict resolution with Loot.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Loot’s 1.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Smash Up (2012)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Pirates, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Loot: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Smash Up on Amazon →
2. 2. Tortuga 1667 (2017)
   2–9 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Pirates, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Loot: overlaps at 2–8 players · scales to 9 · ~10 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Tortuga 1667 on Amazon →
3. 3. Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)
   2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Loot: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Unmatched Battle of Legends on Amazon →
4. 4. Jamaica (2007)
   2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Loot: Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Loot: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~25 min longer · +0.3 heavier
5. 5. Battle Line (2000)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Loot: both play at 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
6. 6. Black Fleet (2014)
   3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Loot: Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Loot: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~40 min longer · +0.6 heavier
7. 7. Naval War (1979)
   3–9 players · 45 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Nautical, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Loot: overlaps at 3–8 players · scales to 9 · ~25 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Scuttle! (2016)
   1–5 players · 5–10 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Pirates, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Loot: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~12 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
9. 9. Corsairs (2000)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Loot: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Loot: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~40 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
    2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Loot: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
11. 11. Air (2018)
    2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Loot: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
12. 12. Underwater Cities (2018)
    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Nautical, Hand Management · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Loot: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~95 min longer · +2.2 heavier
13. 13. Pirates of the Spanish Main Shuffling the Deck (2012)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Loot: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.2 heavier
14. 14. Not Alone (2016)
    2–7 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Hand Management, Team-Based Game · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Loot: overlaps at 2–7 players · ~18 min longer · +0.6 heavier
15. 15. Pirate's Cove (2002)
    3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Loot: Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Loot: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~55 min longer · +0.6 heavier
16. 16. Codenames XXL (2015)
    2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6 · Light
    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Team-Based Game · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Loot: overlaps at 2–8 players · about the same length · same complexity
17. 17. Sylvion (2015)
    1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management · 2 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Loot: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~10 min longer · +0.7 heavier
18. 18. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Loot: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Loot’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Loot: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier

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