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18 games like Notre Dame

The best games like Notre Dame are Endeavor Age of Sail, El Grande and Concordia Venus — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Endeavor Age of Sail shares renaissance, area majority / influence, card drafting with Notre Dame.

Every alternative below links to its own Notre Dame-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / renaissance shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Notre Dame’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Endeavor Age of Sail (2018)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Notre Dame: Renaissance, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
   View Endeavor Age of Sail on Amazon →
2. 2. El Grande (1995)
   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Notre Dame: Renaissance, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View El Grande on Amazon →
3. 3. Concordia Venus (2018)
   2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
   Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Card Drafting, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Concordia Venus on Amazon →
4. 4. Rokoko (2013)
   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
5. 5. Scythe (2016)
   1–5 players · 90–115 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~43 min longer · +0.7 heavier
6. 6. The Godfather Corleone's Empire (2017)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
7. 7. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Card Drafting · 1 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Notre Dame: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
8. 8. Among Nobles (2015)
   3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
   Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Renaissance, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~45 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Concordia (2013)
   2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Card Drafting · 1 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~40 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Wallenstein (Second Edition) (2012)
    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Renaissance, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
11. 11. Belfort (2011)
    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. The Voyages of Marco Polo (2015)
    2–4 players · 40–100 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Point to Point Movement · 1 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Lorenzo il Magnifico (2016)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Notre Dame: Renaissance, Card Drafting · 1 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Nieuw Amsterdam (2012)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Renaissance, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
15. 15. Marco Polo II In the Service of the Khan (2019)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Point to Point Movement · 1 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
16. 16. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Card Drafting · 1 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
17. 17. Aeroplanes Aviation Ascendant (2012)
    3–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
    Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min longer · +0.2 heavier
18. 18. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
    1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Notre Dame: Economic, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 2 of Notre Dame’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Notre Dame: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~23 min longer · +1.1 heavier

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