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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.
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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. The 7th Continent (2017)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~458 min longer · +0.3 heavier
2. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~105 min longer · same complexity
3. Nexus Ops (2005)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 3 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · 0.3 lighter
4. Endeavor (2009)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
5. Pandemic Legacy Season 2 (2017)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
6. The Seafarers of Catan (1997)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~45 min longer · 0.2 lighter
7. Tobago (2009)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.4 lighter
8. Legacy Gears of Time (2012)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 3 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
9. Hyperborea (2014)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~55 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. Massive Darkness (2017)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 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. Akrotiri (2014)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mykerinos: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
12. Explorers of the North Sea (2016)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
13. Inis (2016)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
14. Fallout (2017)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min longer · +0.4 heavier
15. Xia Legends of a Drift System (2014)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Modular Board · 2 shared tags · 1 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~75 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. Eight-Minute Empire Legends (2013)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Area Majority / Influence, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mykerinos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~21 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
18. Dungeon Twister (2004)Shares with Mykerinos: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of Mykerinos’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Mykerinos: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
Frequently asked
- What game is most like Mykerinos?
- The 7th Continent (2017) is the closest match to Mykerinos, sharing exploration, hand management, modular board. It rates 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Mykerinos?
- The 7th Continent, Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Nexus Ops are the top-ranked alternatives to Mykerinos in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is The 7th Continent harder than Mykerinos?
- Compared with Mykerinos, The 7th Continent is +0.3 heavier and ~458 min longer (2.9 vs 2.6 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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