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18 games like Pirate's Cove

The best games like Pirate's Cove are Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Merchants & Marauders and Dead Men Tell No Tales — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mansions of Madness Second Edition shares adventure, fighting, dice rolling with Pirate's Cove.

Every alternative below links to its own Pirate's Cove-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 Pirate's Cove’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)

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

   Shares with Pirate's Cove: Adventure, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~75 min longer · +0.7 heavier

   Check price for Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
2. 

   2. Merchants & Marauders (2010)

   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Merchants & Marauders alternatives →

   Shares with Pirate's Cove: Adventure, Fighting, Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 6 shared tags · 2 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~105 min longer · +1.2 heavier

   Check price for Merchants & Marauders →
3. 

   3. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)

   2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See Dead Men Tell No Tales alternatives →

   Shares with Pirate's Cove: Fighting, Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 5 shared tags · 2 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Dead Men Tell No Tales →
4. 

   4. Jamaica (2007)

   2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Jamaica alternatives →

   Shares with Pirate's Cove: Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Simultaneous Action Selection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
5. 

   5. Forgotten Waters (2020)

   3–7 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Pirate's Cove: Adventure, Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (25%)

   vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 7 · ~105 min longer · same complexity
6. 

   6. Friday (2011)

   1 players · 25 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Friday alternatives →

   Shares with Pirate's Cove: Adventure, Fighting, Pirates, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (25%)

   vs Pirate's Cove: no player-count overlap (1 vs 3–5) · plays solo · ~50 min shorter · same complexity
7. 

   7. Vikings Warriors of the North (2013)

   3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 5.3 · Medium-light

   Shares with Pirate's Cove: Adventure, Fighting, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Pick-up and Deliver · 6 shared tags · 3 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
8. 

   8. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)

   2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy · See War of the Ring Second Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Pirate's Cove: Adventure, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~90 min longer · +2.2 heavier
9. 

   9. Dead Man's Doubloons (2018)

   2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium

   Shares with Pirate's Cove: Fighting, Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
10. 

    10. Heroes Wanted (2014)

    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium

    Shares with Pirate's Cove: Adventure, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Pick-up and Deliver · 5 shared tags · 3 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
11. 

    11. Massive Darkness (2017)

    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Massive Darkness alternatives →

    Shares with Pirate's Cove: Adventure, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
12. 

    12. Pirates of the Spanish Main (2004)

    2–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with Pirate's Cove: Fighting, Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 5 shared tags · 2 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 10 · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
13. 

    13. Black Fleet (2014)

    3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Black Fleet alternatives →

    Shares with Pirate's Cove: Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management, Pick-up and Deliver · 4 shared tags · 2 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
14. 

    14. Champions of Midgard (2015)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Champions of Midgard alternatives →

    Shares with Pirate's Cove: Adventure, Fighting, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
15. 

    15. Mage Knight Board Game (2011)

    1–4 players · 60–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Heavy · See Mage Knight Board Game alternatives →

    Shares with Pirate's Cove: Adventure, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~75 min longer · +2.3 heavier
16. 

    16. Zombicide Black Plague (2015)

    1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Zombicide Black Plague alternatives →

    Shares with Pirate's Cove: Adventure, Fighting, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
17. 

    17. Corsairs (2000)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Pirate's Cove: Fighting, Nautical, Pirates, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
18. 

    18. Meuterer (2000)

    3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Meuterer alternatives →

    Shares with Pirate's Cove: Fighting, Nautical, Pirates, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Pirate's Cove’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Pirate's Cove: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier

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