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18 games like The Colonists

The best games like The Colonists are Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game, The Great Zimbabwe and Through the Ages A Story of Civilization — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game shares civilization, card drafting, hand management with The Colonists.

Every alternative below links to its own The Colonists-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s civilization shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of The Colonists’s 4.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game (2010)

   2–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-heavy · See Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 3 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game →
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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 The Colonists: Civilization, Card Drafting, Modular Board, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~75 min shorter · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for The Great Zimbabwe →
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   3. Through the Ages A Story of Civilization (2006)

   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · See Through the Ages A Story of Civilization alternatives →

   Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Through the Ages A Story of Civilization →
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   4. Antiquity (2004)

   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Heavy · See Antiquity alternatives →

   Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Modular Board, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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   5. Civilization (1980)

   2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy · See Civilization alternatives →

   Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Area Movement, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~165 min longer · 0.4 lighter
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   6. 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 The Colonists: Civilization, Area Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~65 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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   7. StarCraft The Board Game (2007)

   2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy · See StarCraft The Board Game alternatives →

   Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Area Movement, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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   8. BATTALIA The Creation (2015)

   2–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium

   Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Area Movement, Modular Board, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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   9. Underwater Cities (2018)

   1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Underwater Cities alternatives →

   Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs The Colonists: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~80 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    10. Prehistory (2018)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Modular Board, Tile Placement, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min shorter · same complexity
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    11. Tzolk'in The Mayan Calendar (2012)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · See Tzolk'in The Mayan Calendar alternatives →

    Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    12. Empires of the Void II (2018)

    2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium

    Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    13. Three Kingdoms Redux (2014)

    3 players · 135–165 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs The Colonists: both play at 3 · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
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    14. Tigris & Euphrates (1997)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Tigris & Euphrates alternatives →

    Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    15. Hegemonic (2013)

    2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Hand Management, Modular Board, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    16. Patchistory (2013)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~105 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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    17. Nations (2013)

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

    Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 1 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs The Colonists: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~75 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    18. Advanced Civilization (1991)

    2–8 players · 360–480 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Advanced Civilization alternatives →

    Shares with The Colonists: Civilization, Area Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of The Colonists’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs The Colonists: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~225 min longer · 0.4 lighter

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