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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. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)

   3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Xia Legends of a Drift System alternatives →

   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Transportation, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 6 shared tags · 3 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Xia Legends of a Drift System →
2. 

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

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

   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Nautical, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 3 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Nemo's War (Second Edition) →
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   3. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Mansions of Madness Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
4. 

   4. Conan (2016)

   2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Conan alternatives →

   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island alternatives →

   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Eldritch Horror alternatives →

   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) alternatives →

   Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Mice and Mystics alternatives →

    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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 · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Earth Reborn alternatives →

    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Legends of Andor alternatives →

    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Star Wars Rebellion alternatives →

    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Fighting, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Dead Men Tell No Tales alternatives →

    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Fighting, Nautical, Pirates, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 6 shared tags · 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
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    16. Defenders of the Realm (2010)

    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Defenders of the Realm alternatives →

    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Fighting, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 2 of Merchants & Marauders’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Merchants & Marauders: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    17. War of the Ring (2004)

    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See War of the Ring alternatives →

    Shares with Merchants & Marauders: Adventure, Action Points, Area Movement, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 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 · 4 shared tags · 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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