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Santa Maria(2017)
Games like Santa Maria
Looking for games like Santa Maria? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and carving out routes before your rivals box you in. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Illuminati(1987)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
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Illuminati (Second Edition)(2018)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
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Tang Garden(2019)
Shares Open Drafting + 3 more
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Riverboat(2017)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
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Pantheon(2011)
Shares Network and Route Building + 3 more
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Glen More(2010)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
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Macao(2009)
Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more
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Saltfjord(2024)
Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more
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Canalis(2013)
Shares Network and Route Building + 3 more
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Ex Libris(2017)
Shares Open Drafting + 3 more
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Mare Nostrum: Empires(2016)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
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Heir to the Pharaoh(2016)
Shares Network and Route Building + 3 more
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