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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. 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 · 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
   View Wars of the Roses Lancaster vs. York on Amazon →
2. 2. El Grande (1995)
   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 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
   View El Grande on Amazon →
3. 3. Inis (2016)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 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
   View Inis on Amazon →
4. 4. Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)
   1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Card Drafting, I Cut · 2 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
5. 5. Crusader Kings (2019)
   1–5 players · 180 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 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
6. 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 · 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
7. 7. Bunny Kingdom (2017)
   2–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 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
8. 8. Pax Viking (2021)
   1–6 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Political, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 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
9. 9. Dune Imperium (2020)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with San Marco: Political, Card Drafting · 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
10. 10. Ninjato (2011)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Political, Area Majority / Influence · 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
11. 11. A War of Whispers (2019)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Political, Area Majority / Influence · 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
12. 12. Web of Power (2000)
    3–5 players · 50–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 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
13. 13. Himalaya (2002)
    3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Political, Area Majority / Influence · 1 of San Marco’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs San Marco: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
14. 14. War Chest (2018)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 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
15. 15. The Staufer Dynasty (2014)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 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
16. 16. Hansa Teutonica (2009)
    2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with San Marco: Medieval, Area Majority / Influence · 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
17. 17. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
    1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with San Marco: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 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
18. 18. Rialto (2013)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with San Marco: Political, Area Majority / Influence, Card Drafting · 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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