SEED GAME#1648 BGG all-time

Merchant of Venus(1988)

★ 7.1 BGG1–6 players180 minWeight 2.83
Commodity SpeculationDice RollingMovement Points

Games like Merchant of Venus

Looking for games like Merchant of Venus? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on pushing your luck against the roll and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Merchant of Venus (Second Edition)(2012)

★ 7.11–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Commodity SpeculationDice RollingPick-up and Deliver

Star Wars: Outer Rim(2019)

★ 7.81–4 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Firefly: The Game(2013)

★ 7.41–4 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Area MovementDice RollingOpen Drafting

Tiny Epic Pirates(2021)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

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1944: Race to the Rhine(2014)

★ 7.21–3 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

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Raid on St. Nazaire(1987)

★ 7.31 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Final Girl(2021)

★ 8.21 players20 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Xia: Legends of a Drift System(2014)

★ 7.93–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

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Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

The Peloponnesian War, 431-404 BC(1991)

★ 6.81–7 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

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Dice RollingMovement PointsPoint to Point Movement

Star Trek: Ascendancy(2016)

★ 7.83 players180 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
60/100

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Action PointsDice RollingEvents

Onward to Venus(2014)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

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The Voyages of Marco Polo(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players40 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
60/100

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