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18 games like Santa Maria

The best games like Santa Maria are Glen More II Chronicles, The Great Zimbabwe and Mare Nostrum Empires — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Glen More II Chronicles shares farming, dice rolling, set collection with Santa Maria.

Every alternative below links to its own Santa Maria-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s civilization / farming shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Santa Maria’s 3.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)
   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · same complexity
   View Glen More II Chronicles on Amazon →
2. 2. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)
   2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~53 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View The Great Zimbabwe on Amazon →
3. 3. Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)
   3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~38 min longer · same complexity
   View Mare Nostrum Empires on Amazon →
4. 4. Riverboat (2017)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Card Drafting, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · 0.2 lighter
5. 5. Nations (2013)
   1–5 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~53 min longer · +0.5 heavier
6. 6. Cyclades (2009)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
7. 7. The Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)
   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~23 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Tapestry (2019)
   1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~38 min longer · 0.2 lighter
9. 9. Hacienda (2005)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
10. 10. Imperial Settlers (2014)
    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
11. 11. Above and Below (2015)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · 0.5 lighter
12. 12. Viceroy (2014)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
13. 13. At the Gates of Loyang (2009)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~23 min longer · same complexity
14. 14. The Ancient World (Second Edition) (2019)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · 0.2 lighter
15. 15. The Ancient World (2014)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · 0.3 lighter
16. 16. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)
    2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Dice Rolling · 1 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~63 min longer · +0.5 heavier
17. 17. Empires Age of Discovery (2015)
    2–6 players · 50–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~33 min longer · +0.3 heavier
18. 18. The Seafarers of Catan (1997)
    3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~23 min longer · 0.6 lighter

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