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18 games like Skull King

The best games like Skull King are Port Royal, Loot and Meuterer — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Port Royal shares card game, nautical, pirates with Skull King.

Ranked alternatives to Skull King (card game, nautical), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Skull King’s medium-light weight.

  1. 1. Port Royal (2014)
    2–5 players · 20–50 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates
  2. 2. Loot (1992)
    2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates
  3. 3. Meuterer (2000)
    3–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates
  4. 4. Memoarrr! (2017)
    2–4 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates
  5. 5. Madame Ching (2014)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates
  6. 6. Letter of Marque (2009)
    3–6 players · 20 min · ★ 4.8 · Light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates
  7. 7. Corsairs (2000)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates
  8. 8. Port Royal Unterwegs! (2016)
    2–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates
  9. 9. Jolly & Roger (2016)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates
  10. 10. Pirates of the Spanish Main Shuffling the Deck (2012)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates
  11. 11. Atlantic Storm (1997)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Nautical, Trick-taking
  12. 12. John Silver (2006)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Pirates, Trick-taking
  13. 13. Hispaniola (2004)
    3–5 players · 30 min · ★ 5.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Pirates, Trick-taking
  14. 14. Tichu (1991)
    4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Predictive Bid, Trick-taking
  15. 15. Wizard (1984)
    3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Predictive Bid, Trick-taking
  16. 16. Oltremare Merchants of Venice (2004)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Nautical, Pirates
  17. 17. Zing! (2003)
    3–5 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Predictive Bid, Trick-taking
  18. 18. Spades for Dummies (1938)
    4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Skull King: Card Game, Predictive Bid, Trick-taking
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Skull King?
Port Royal (2014) is the closest match to Skull King, sharing card game, nautical, pirates. It rates 7.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Skull King?
Port Royal, Loot, Meuterer are the top-ranked alternatives to Skull King in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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