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18 games like The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion

The best games like The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion are The Settlers of the Stone Age, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Conquest of Paradise — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The Settlers of the Stone Age shares civilization, exploration, negotiation with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion.

Every alternative below links to its own The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s civilization / expansion for base-game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 2.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. The Settlers of the Stone Age (2002)
    3–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building, Trading · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (3–4 vs 5–6) · goes down to 3 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
    View The Settlers of the Stone Age on Amazon →
  2. 2. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: both play at 5 · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
    View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
  3. 3. Conquest of Paradise (2007)
    1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
    View Conquest of Paradise on Amazon →
  4. 4. Imperial Settlers Empires of the North (2019)
    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Nautical, Hand Management · 1 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · ~52 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  5. 5. Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition (2017)
    3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Negotiation, Dice Rolling · 1 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: overlaps at 5–6 players · goes down to 3 · ~240 min longer · +1.8 heavier
  6. 6. Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game (2010)
    2–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Negotiation, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (2–4 vs 5–6) · goes down to 2 · ~60 min longer · +1.5 heavier
  7. 7. Akrotiri (2014)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 5–6) · goes down to 2 · ~75 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  8. 8. Star Wars Outer Rim (2019)
    1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Trading · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  9. 9. Star Trek Ascendancy (2016)
    3 players · 180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (3–3 vs 5–6) · goes down to 3 · ~60 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  10. 10. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2015)
    2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: both play at 5 · goes down to 2 · ~52 min shorter · same complexity
  11. 11. The 7th Continent (2017)
    1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · ~383 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  12. 12. Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot RED Booster (2002)
    2–8 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Expansion for Base-game, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Trading · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: overlaps at 5–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  13. 13. Viceroy (2014)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Negotiation, Hand Management, Memory · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · ~67 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  14. 14. Sleeping Gods (2021)
    1–4 players · 60–1200 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Nautical, Hand Management · 1 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · ~510 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  15. 15. Nagaraja (2019)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 4 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 5–6) · goes down to 2 · ~90 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  16. 16. Underwater Cities (2018)
    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Nautical, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · about the same length · +1.2 heavier
  17. 17. Room 25 (2013)
    1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Negotiation, Memory, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: overlaps at 5–6 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  18. 18. Deus (2014)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Hand Management, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (2–4 vs 5–6) · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion?
The Settlers of the Stone Age (2002) is the closest match to The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion, sharing civilization, exploration, negotiation. It rates 6.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion?
The Settlers of the Stone Age, Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Conquest of Paradise are the top-ranked alternatives to The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion 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.
Is The Settlers of the Stone Age harder than The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion?
Compared with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion, The Settlers of the Stone Age is same complexity and ~15 min shorter (2.5 vs 2.4 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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