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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. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)

   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Glen More II Chronicles alternatives →

   Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Glen More II Chronicles →
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   2. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)

   2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See The Great Zimbabwe alternatives →

   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 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

   Check price for The Great Zimbabwe →
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   3. Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)

   3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Mare Nostrum Empires alternatives →

   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~38 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for Mare Nostrum Empires →
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   4. Riverboat (2017)

   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

   Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Card Drafting, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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   5. Nations (2013)

   1–5 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy · See Nations alternatives →

   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 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
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   6. Cyclades (2009)

   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Cyclades alternatives →

   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 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
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   7. The Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)

   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See The Manhattan Project Energy Empire alternatives →

   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~23 min longer · same complexity
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   8. Tapestry (2019)

   1–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Tapestry alternatives →

   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 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
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   9. Hacienda (2005)

   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Hacienda alternatives →

   Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 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
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    10. Imperial Settlers (2014)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Imperial Settlers alternatives →

    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
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    11. Above and Below (2015)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Above and Below alternatives →

    Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · 0.5 lighter
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    12. Viceroy (2014)

    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium · See Viceroy alternatives →

    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    13. At the Gates of Loyang (2009)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See At the Gates of Loyang alternatives →

    Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~23 min longer · same complexity
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    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 · 4 shared tags · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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    15. The Ancient World (2014)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium

    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · 0.3 lighter
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    16. Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)

    2–6 players · 60–200 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy · See Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy alternatives →

    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 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
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    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 · 3 shared tags · 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
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    18. The Seafarers of Catan (1997)

    3–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See The Seafarers of Catan alternatives →

    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santa Maria’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Santa Maria: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~23 min longer · 0.6 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Santa Maria fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.