SEED GAME#23292 BGG all-time

Longships(2009)

★ 6.1 BGG2–6 players60 minWeight 3.00
Commodity SpeculationOpen DraftingTrading

Games like Longships

Looking for games like Longships? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Museum(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTrading

Trade on the Tigris(2018)

★ 7.03–6 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTrading

Shipwrights of the North Sea(2014)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more

Commodity SpeculationHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Moteneba.(2013)

★ 6.13–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 1 more

Commodity SpeculationOpen DraftingTeam-Based Game

Goodwill(2017)

★ 6.82–6 players45 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more

Commodity SpeculationOpen DraftingSimultaneous Action Selection

Bootleggers(2004)

★ 6.73–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSimultaneous Action Selection

Oltre Mare(2004)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Pirates 2 ed.: Governor's Daughter(2010)

★ 6.12–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 1 more

Area MovementCommodity SpeculationOpen Drafting

TOKYO TSUKIJI MARKET(2020)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 1 more

Auction / BiddingCommodity SpeculationTrading

Star Trader(1982)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 1 more

Commodity SpeculationTrading

Vejen(2019)

★ 6.52–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Trading

Network and Route BuildingPick-up and DeliverTrading

Caravanserai(2024)

★ 7.22–4 players75 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 1 more

Commodity SpeculationContractsLoans

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