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18 games like Santa Maria

The best games like Santa Maria are Illuminati, Illuminati Y2K and Glen More — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Illuminati shares card drafting, dice rolling, network and route building with Santa Maria.

Ranked alternatives to Santa Maria (civilization, farming), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Santa Maria’s medium weight.

1. 1. Illuminati (1987)
   2–8 players · 60–180 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building
2. 2. Illuminati Y2K (1999)
   2–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building
3. 3. Glen More (2010)
   2–5 players · 45–70 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Tile Placement
4. 4. Viceroy (2014)
   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Set Collection, Tile Placement
5. 5. Hacienda (2005)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement
6. 6. 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
7. 7. 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
8. 8. 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
9. 9. Mare Nostrum (2003)
   3–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
   Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers
10. 10. The Ancient World (2014)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Set Collection
11. 11. Riverboat (2017)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Farming, Card Drafting, Set Collection, Tile Placement
12. 12. 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
13. 13. Twilight Imperium (1997)
    2–6 players · 240 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Dice Rolling, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers
14. 14. Barbarians The Invasion (2018)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Civilization, Network and Route Building, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers
15. 15. Roll Player (2016)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Santa Maria: Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Set Collection
16. 16. Near and Far (2017)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building
17. 17. Ex Libris (2017)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Card Drafting, Set Collection, Tile Placement
18. 18. Tang Garden (2020)
    1–4 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Santa Maria: Card Drafting, Set Collection, Tile Placement

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