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18 games like Mykerinos

The best games like Mykerinos are The 7th Continent, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Nexus Ops — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The 7th Continent shares exploration, hand management, modular board with Mykerinos.

Every alternative below links to its own Mykerinos-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s exploration shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Mykerinos’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. The 7th Continent (2017)
   1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~458 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View The 7th Continent on Amazon →
2. 2. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
   1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~105 min longer · same complexity
   View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
3. 3. Nexus Ops (2005)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · 0.3 lighter
   View Nexus Ops on Amazon →
4. 4. Endeavor (2009)
   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. Pandemic Legacy Season 2 (2017)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management · 1 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
6. 6. The Seafarers of Catan (1997)
   3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~45 min longer · 0.2 lighter
7. 7. Tobago (2009)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
8. 8. Legacy Gears of Time (2012)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
9. 9. Hyperborea (2014)
   2–6 players · 50–150 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Modular Board · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~55 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. 10. Massive Darkness (2017)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · same complexity
11. 11. Akrotiri (2014)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mykerinos: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. Explorers of the North Sea (2016)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Modular Board · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
13. 13. Inis (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
14. 14. Fallout (2017)
    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min longer · +0.4 heavier
15. 15. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)
    3–5 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Modular Board · 1 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~75 min longer · +0.6 heavier
16. 16. Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management · 1 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~75 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. 17. Eight-Minute Empire Legends (2013)
    2–4 players · 16–32 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Modular Board · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~21 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
18. 18. Dungeon Twister (2004)
    2 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mykerinos: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier

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