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18 games like Madeira

The best games like Madeira are Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition, Vinhos and Caverna The Cave Farmers — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition shares economic, area majority / influence, dice rolling with Madeira.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Madeira’s 4.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
   3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy
   Shares with Madeira: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Madeira: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~255 min longer · same complexity
   View Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Vinhos (2010)
   2–4 players · 60–135 min · ★ 7.5 · Heavy
   Shares with Madeira: Economic, Farming, Area Majority / Influence, Worker Placement · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View Vinhos on Amazon →
3. 3. Caverna The Cave Farmers (2013)
   1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Madeira: Economic, Farming, Worker Placement · 1 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 7 · ~15 min longer · 0.5 lighter
   View Caverna The Cave Farmers on Amazon →
4. 4. Tzolk'in The Mayan Calendar (2012)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Madeira: Economic, Farming, Worker Placement · 1 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
5. 5. Fields of Arle (2014)
   1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Madeira: Economic, Farming, Worker Placement · 1 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Madeira: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
6. 6. Panamax (2014)
   2–4 players · 100 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Madeira: Economic, Nautical, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
7. 7. Bora Bora (2013)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Madeira: Dice, Dice Rolling, Worker Placement, Worker Placement with Dice Workers · 3 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
8. 8. Vinhos Deluxe Edition (2016)
   1–4 players · 60–135 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Madeira: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Worker Placement · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
9. 9. Caylus Premium Limited Edition (2005)
   2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Madeira: Economic, Turn Order: Pass Order, Worker Placement · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
10. 10. Troyes (2010)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Madeira: Dice, Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.8 lighter
11. 11. Ora et Labora (2011)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Madeira: Economic, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
12. 12. Marco Polo II In the Service of the Khan (2019)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Madeira: Dice, Economic, Dice Rolling, Worker Placement · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.9 lighter
13. 13. Archipelago (2012)
    2–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Madeira: Economic, Nautical, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
14. 14. Rajas of the Ganges (2017)
    2–4 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Madeira: Dice, Economic, Dice Rolling, Worker Placement · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 1.4 lighter
15. 15. La Granja (2014)
    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Madeira: Economic, Farming, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
16. 16. The Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)
    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Madeira: Dice, Economic, Dice Rolling, Worker Placement · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 1.3 lighter
17. 17. Die Macher (1986)
    3–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.6 · Heavy
    Shares with Madeira: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Madeira: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~135 min longer · same complexity
18. 18. Clash of Cultures (2012)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Madeira: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Dice Rolling · 2 of Madeira’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Madeira: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min longer · 0.7 lighter

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