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18 games like Santiago

The best games like Santiago are Glen More II Chronicles, Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery and Cacao — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Glen More II Chronicles shares farming, commodity speculation, tile placement with Santiago.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Santiago’s 2.5 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 Santiago: Farming, Commodity Speculation, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Glen More II Chronicles →
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   2. Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery (2012)

   3–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery alternatives →

   Shares with Santiago: Negotiation, Auction/Bidding, Bribery · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~75 min longer · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery →
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   3. Cacao (2015)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Cacao alternatives →

   Shares with Santiago: Farming, Area Majority / Influence, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.7 lighter

   Check price for Cacao →
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   4. Dune (2019)

   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Dune alternatives →

   Shares with Santiago: Negotiation, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding, Bribery · 4 shared tags · 3 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +1.4 heavier
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   5. Tammany Hall (2007)

   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Tammany Hall alternatives →

   Shares with Santiago: Negotiation, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   6. The Traders of Genoa (2001)

   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · See The Traders of Genoa alternatives →

   Shares with Santiago: Negotiation, Auction/Bidding, Bribery · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   7. Intrigue (1994)

   3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light

   Shares with Santiago: Negotiation, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding, Bribery · 4 shared tags · 3 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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   8. Condottiere (1995)

   2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See Condottiere alternatives →

   Shares with Santiago: Negotiation, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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   9. Village (2011)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Village alternatives →

   Shares with Santiago: Farming, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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    10. Archipelago (2012)

    2–5 players · 30–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy · See Archipelago alternatives →

    Shares with Santiago: Negotiation, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding, Commodity Speculation · 4 shared tags · 3 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min longer · +1.2 heavier
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    11. Agricola All Creatures Big and Small (2012)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Agricola All Creatures Big and Small alternatives →

    Shares with Santiago: Farming, Tile Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Santiago: no player-count overlap (2 vs 3–5) · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
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    12. The King's Dilemma (2019)

    3–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Santiago: Negotiation, Bribery · 2 shared tags · 1 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    13. Santa Maria (2017)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Santa Maria alternatives →

    Shares with Santiago: Farming, Tile Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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    14. Key Harvest (2007)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium

    Shares with Santiago: Farming, Auction/Bidding, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    15. Chinatown (1999)

    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Chinatown alternatives →

    Shares with Santiago: Negotiation, Tile Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    16. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)

    3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy · See Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Santiago: Negotiation, Area Majority / Influence · 2 shared tags · 1 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~285 min longer · +1.7 heavier
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    17. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)

    3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy · See A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Santiago: Negotiation, Area Majority / Influence, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 2 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~105 min longer · +1.2 heavier
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    18. Colosseum (2007)

    3–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Colosseum alternatives →

    Shares with Santiago: Negotiation, Auction/Bidding · 2 shared tags · 1 of Santiago’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Santiago: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier

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