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18 games like Macao

The best games like Macao are Concordia, Seasons and Rum & Bones Second Tide — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Concordia shares nautical, card drafting, hand management with Macao.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Macao’s 3.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Concordia (2013)

   2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Concordia alternatives →

   Shares with Macao: Nautical, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Concordia →
2. 

   2. Seasons (2012)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Seasons alternatives →

   Shares with Macao: Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Seasons →
3. 

   3. Rum & Bones Second Tide (2017)

   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium

   Shares with Macao: Dice, Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Rum & Bones Second Tide →
4. 

   4. Merchants & Marauders (2010)

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

   Shares with Macao: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 shared tags · 3 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min longer · same complexity
5. 

   5. Underwater Cities (2018)

   1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Underwater Cities alternatives →

   Shares with Macao: Nautical, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~40 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 

   6. Rolling Freight (2012)

   2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium

   Shares with Macao: Dice, Action Points, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building +1 more · 6 shared tags · 5 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (83%)

   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~75 min longer · same complexity
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   7. Raiders of the North Sea (2015)

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

   Shares with Macao: Nautical, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
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   8. Das Orakel von Delphi (2016)

   2–4 players · 70–100 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Das Orakel von Delphi alternatives →

   Shares with Macao: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 shared tags · 3 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · same complexity
9. 

   9. Rajas of the Ganges (2017)

   2–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Rajas of the Ganges alternatives →

   Shares with Macao: Dice, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
10. 

    10. Coimbra (2018)

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

    Shares with Macao: Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
11. 

    11. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)

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

    Shares with Macao: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity
12. 

    12. Sorcerer (2019)

    2–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

    Shares with Macao: Dice, Action Points, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 3 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
13. 

    13. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)

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

    Shares with Macao: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 shared tags · 3 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
14. 

    14. Tiny Epic Pirates (2021)

    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium

    Shares with Macao: Dice, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 shared tags · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
15. 

    15. Fleet The Dice Game (2018)

    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium

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

    vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~37 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
16. 

    16. Viking Fury (2004)

    3–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium · See Viking Fury alternatives →

    Shares with Macao: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 shared tags · 3 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Macao: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
17. 

    17. Alien Frontiers (2010)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Alien Frontiers alternatives →

    Shares with Macao: Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.6 lighter
18. 

    18. Dead Man's Doubloons (2018)

    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium

    Shares with Macao: Dice, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Macao fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.