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The Starfarers of Catan(1999)
Games like The Starfarers of Catan
Looking for games like The Starfarers of Catan? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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The Royal Navy(1984)
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Guns of the Askari(2012)
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The Warlord Game(1977)
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Great War at Sea: U.S. Navy Plan Orange(1998)
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Austro-Prussian War(1994)
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Hinge of Fate(2013)
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Great War at Sea: U.S. Navy Plan Black(1999)
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Gazala(1998)
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Crusader: The 8th Army's Winter Victory, Nov-Dec 1941(1997)
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Seidenstraße(2009)
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La Caída del Imperio Romano(1985)
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Händler auf dem Forum Romanum(2008)
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The Royal Navy
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Hinge of Fate
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Gazala
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Seidenstraße
La Caída del Imperio Romano
Händler auf dem Forum Romanum