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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. 1. Concordia (2013)
   2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Macao: Nautical, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min longer · same complexity
   View Concordia on Amazon →
2. 2. Seasons (2012)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Macao: Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
   View Seasons on Amazon →
3. 3. Rum & Bones Second Tide (2017)
   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Macao: Dice, Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Rum & Bones Second Tide on Amazon →
4. 4. Merchants & Marauders (2010)
   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Macao: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 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
   Shares with Macao: Nautical, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 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 · 5 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~75 min longer · same complexity
7. 7. Raiders of the North Sea (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Macao: Nautical, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Macao’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Macao: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
8. 8. Das Orakel von Delphi (2016)
   2–4 players · 70–100 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Macao: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 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
   Shares with Macao: Dice, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building · 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
    Shares with Macao: Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 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
    Shares with Macao: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 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 · 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
    Shares with Macao: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 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 · 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 · 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
    Shares with Macao: Nautical, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 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
    Shares with Macao: Dice, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 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 · 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.