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18 games like Trajan

The best games like Trajan are Pax Pamir Second Edition, Teotihuacan City of Gods and Mythic Battles Pantheon — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Pax Pamir Second Edition shares political, area movement, card drafting with Trajan.

Every alternative below links to its own Trajan-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s ancient / political shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Trajan’s 3.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. 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 · 3 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
   View Pax Pamir Second Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Teotihuacan City of Gods (2018)
   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Area Movement, Rondel, Set Collection · 3 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity
   View Teotihuacan City of Gods on Amazon →
3. 3. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
   View Mythic Battles Pantheon on Amazon →
4. 4. Kemet (2012)
   2–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · 0.6 lighter
5. 5. Lords of Hellas (2018)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
6. 6. Concordia (2013)
   2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · 0.6 lighter
7. 7. Civilization (1980)
   2–7 players · 360 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Area Movement, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~270 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Taj Mahal (2000)
   2–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Trajan: Political, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~22 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
9. 9. Battlestar Galactica The Board Game (2008)
   3–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Trajan: Political, Area Movement, Hand Management · 2 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Trajan: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · 0.4 lighter
10. 10. Tigris & Euphrates (1997)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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 · 3 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Concordia Venus (2018)
    2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
13. 13. A Game of Thrones The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)
    3–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Political, Area Movement, Hand Management · 2 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Trajan: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~90 min longer · same complexity
14. 14. 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 · 3 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.8 lighter
15. 15. The Republic of Rome (1990)
    1–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5 · Heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Political, Hand Management · 1 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~210 min longer · +0.7 heavier
16. 16. Advanced Civilization (1991)
    2–8 players · 360–480 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Ancient, Area Movement, Set Collection · 2 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~330 min longer · same complexity
17. 17. Imperial (2006)
    2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Political, Area Movement, Rondel · 2 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Trajan: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · same complexity
18. 18. Twilight Struggle (2005)
    2 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Trajan: Political, Hand Management · 1 of Trajan’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Trajan: both play at 2 · ~60 min longer · same complexity

Looking for the original? See the full Trajan fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.