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18 games like Manilla

The best games like Manilla are Jamaica, Forgotten Waters and Container 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Jamaica shares nautical, pirates, transportation with Manilla.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Manilla’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Jamaica (2007)

   2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Jamaica alternatives →

   Shares with Manilla: Nautical, Pirates, Transportation, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Manilla’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Jamaica →
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   2. Forgotten Waters (2020)

   3–7 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light

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

   vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 7 · ~120 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Forgotten Waters →
3. 

   3. Container 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! (2018)

   3–5 players · 75–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium

   Shares with Manilla: Nautical, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Commodity Speculation, Loans · 5 shared tags · 3 of Manilla’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~23 min longer · +0.9 heavier

   Check price for Container 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! →
4. 

   4. Merchants & Marauders (2010)

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

   Shares with Manilla: Nautical, Pirates, Transportation, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Manilla’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~120 min longer · +1.2 heavier
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   5. Islebound (2016)

   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Islebound alternatives →

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

   vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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   6. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)

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

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

   vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
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   7. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)

   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See Age of Steam Deluxe Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Manilla: Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Dice Rolling, Loans · 4 shared tags · 3 of Manilla’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · +1.9 heavier
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   8. Pirate's Cove (2002)

   3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light · See Pirate's Cove alternatives →

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

   vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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   9. Tortuga (2014)

   2–4 players · 35 min · ★ 5.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Manilla: Nautical, Pirates, Auction/Bidding, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Manilla’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~25 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
10. 

    10. Rum & Bones (2015)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

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

    vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    11. Raiders of the North Sea (2015)

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

    Shares with Manilla: Nautical, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Manilla’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    12. Catan Junior (2011)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light

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

    vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    13. The Shores of Tripoli (2020)

    1–2 players · 45–60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light

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

    vs Manilla: no player-count overlap (1–2 vs 3–5) · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
14. 

    14. Tiny Epic Pirates (2021)

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

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

    vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
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    15. Galaxy Trucker (2007)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Galaxy Trucker alternatives →

    Shares with Manilla: Transportation, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Manilla’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    16. Dead Man's Doubloons (2018)

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

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

    vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
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    17. Survive Escape from Atlantis! (1982)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Survive Escape from Atlantis! alternatives →

    Shares with Manilla: Nautical, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Manilla’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
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    18. Brass Birmingham (2018)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy · See Brass Birmingham alternatives →

    Shares with Manilla: Transportation, Loans · 2 shared tags · 1 of Manilla’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Manilla: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +1.9 heavier

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