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18 games like Merchants & Marauders

The best games like Merchants & Marauders are Xia Legends of a Drift System, Nemo's War (Second Edition) and Mansions of Madness Second Edition — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Xia Legends of a Drift System shares adventure, fighting, transportation with Merchants & Marauders.

Every alternative below links to its own Merchants & Marauders-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / fighting shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Merchants & Marauders’s 3.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
   3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Transportation, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
   View Xia Legends of a Drift System on Amazon →
2. 2. Nemo's War (Second Edition) (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Nautical, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
   View Nemo's War (Second Edition) on Amazon →
3. 3. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
   View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
4. 4. Conan (2016)
   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~90 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
5. 5. Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
6. 6. Batman Gotham City Chronicles (2019)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
7. 7. Eldritch Horror (2013)
   1–8 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity
8. 8. Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Rum & Bones Second Tide (2017)
   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Nautical, Pirates, Action Points, Bias, Dice Rolling · 3 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~120 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
10. 10. Mice and Mystics (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
11. 11. The Battle of Five Armies (2014)
    2 players · 90–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Merchants & Marauders: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Earth Reborn (2010)
    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
13. 13. Legends of Andor (2012)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
14. 14. Star Wars Rebellion (2016)
    2–4 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 2 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
15. 15. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)
    2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Fighting, Nautical, Pirates, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~112 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
16. 16. Defenders of the Realm (2010)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
17. 17. War of the Ring (2004)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
18. 18. Deep Madness (2018)
    1–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~90 min shorter · same complexity

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