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18 games like Trajan

The best games like Trajan are Tribune Primus Inter Pares, Sid Meier's Civilization The Boardgame and Kemet — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Tribune Primus Inter Pares shares ancient, political, card drafting with Trajan.

Ranked alternatives to Trajan (ancient, political), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Trajan’s medium-heavy weight.

  1. 1. Tribune Primus Inter Pares (2007)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Political, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection
  2. 2. Sid Meier's Civilization The Boardgame (2002)
    2–6 players · 120–360 min · ★ 5.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Political, Area Movement, Set Collection
  3. 3. Kemet (2012)
    2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Hand Management
  4. 4. Teotihuacan City of Gods (2018)
    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Area Movement, Rondel, Set Collection
  5. 5. Civilization (1980)
    2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Area Movement, Hand Management, Set Collection
  6. 6. Taj Mahal (2000)
    2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Trajan: Political, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection
  7. 7. Lords of Hellas (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Hand Management
  8. 8. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
    1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Political, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Hand Management
  9. 9. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Hand Management
  10. 10. Porta Nigra (2015)
    2–4 players · 75–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Set Collection
  11. 11. Oath Chronicles of Empire and Exile (2021)
    1–6 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Political, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Hand Management
  12. 12. The Republic of Rome (1990)
    1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5 · Heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Political, Hand Management
  13. 13. Conquest of the Empire (2005)
    2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Political, Area Movement
  14. 14. Perikles (2006)
    3–5 players · 120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Political, Card Drafting
  15. 15. Pericles The Peloponnesian Wars (2017)
    1–4 players · 45–360 min · ★ 7.9 · Heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Political, Hand Management
  16. 16. Donning the Purple (2018)
    1–3 players · 70–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Political, Hand Management
  17. 17. Rome Imperium (2001)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Political, Area Movement, Hand Management
  18. 18. Achaia (2015)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Political, Hand Management
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Trajan?
Tribune Primus Inter Pares (2007) is the closest match to Trajan, sharing ancient, political, card drafting. It rates 7.2/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Trajan?
Tribune Primus Inter Pares, Sid Meier's Civilization The Boardgame, Kemet are the top-ranked alternatives to Trajan in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-heavy complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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