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18 games like San Marco

The best games like San Marco are Wars of the Roses Lancaster vs. York, El Grande and Inis — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Wars of the Roses Lancaster vs. York shares medieval, political, area majority / influence with San Marco.

Every alternative below links to its own San Marco-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s medieval / political shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of San Marco’s 2.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Wars of the Roses Lancaster vs. York (2010)

   2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium

   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 4 shared tags · 2 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~90 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Wars of the Roses Lancaster vs. York →
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   2. El Grande (1995)

   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See El Grande alternatives →

   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 2 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for El Grande →
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   3. Inis (2016)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Inis alternatives →

   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 2 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Inis →
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   4. Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)

   1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Castles of Mad King Ludwig alternatives →

   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Card Drafting, I Cut · 3 shared tags · 2 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
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   5. Crusader Kings (2019)

   1–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium

   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 4 shared tags · 2 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~90 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   6. The King is Dead Second Edition (2020)

   2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Political, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~52 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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   7. Bunny Kingdom (2017)

   2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Bunny Kingdom alternatives →

   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 2 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~40 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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   8. Pax Viking (2021)

   1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 4 shared tags · 2 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
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   9. Dune Imperium (2020)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Dune Imperium alternatives →

   Shares with San Marco: Political, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 1 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    10. Ninjato (2011)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Political, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
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    11. A War of Whispers (2019)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Political, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    12. Web of Power (2000)

    3–5 players · 50–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Web of Power alternatives →

    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 2 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~35 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    13. Himalaya (2002)

    3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium

    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Political, Area Majority / Influence · 3 shared tags · 1 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
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    14. War Chest (2018)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See War Chest alternatives →

    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    15. The Staufer Dynasty (2014)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 2 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    16. Hansa Teutonica (2009)

    2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Hansa Teutonica alternatives →

    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · ~22 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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    17. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)

    1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · See Pax Pamir Second Edition alternatives →

    Shares with San Marco: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 2 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +1.1 heavier
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    18. Rialto (2013)

    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Rialto alternatives →

    Shares with San Marco: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 2 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (67%)

    vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity

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