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18 games like The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion

The best games like The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion are The Settlers of the Stone Age, Mansions of Madness Second Edition and Conquest of Paradise — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. The Settlers of the Stone Age shares civilization, exploration, negotiation with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion.

Every alternative below links to its own The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s civilization / expansion for base-game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 2.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 3–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building, Trading · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (3–4 vs 5–6) · goes down to 3 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
    View The Settlers of the Stone Age on Amazon →
  2. 1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: both play at 5 · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
    View Mansions of Madness Second Edition on Amazon →
  3. 1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Network and Route Building · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
    View Conquest of Paradise on Amazon →
  4. 1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · games like Imperial Settlers Empires of the North →
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Nautical, Hand Management · 1 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · ~52 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  5. 3–6 players · 240–480 min · ★ 8.7 · Heavy · games like Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition →
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Negotiation, Dice Rolling · 1 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: overlaps at 5–6 players · goes down to 3 · ~240 min longer · +1.8 heavier
  6. 2–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-heavy · games like Sid Meier's Civilization The Board Game →
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Negotiation, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (2–4 vs 5–6) · goes down to 2 · ~60 min longer · +1.5 heavier
  7. 7. Akrotiri (2014)
    2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Akrotiri →
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 5–6) · goes down to 2 · ~75 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  8. 1–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · games like Star Wars Outer Rim →
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Trading · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  9. 3 players · 180 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Exploration, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (3–3 vs 5–6) · goes down to 3 · ~60 min longer · +0.7 heavier
  10. 2–5 players · 60–75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium · games like Dead Men Tell No Tales →
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Nautical, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: both play at 5 · goes down to 2 · ~52 min shorter · same complexity
  11. 1–4 players · 5–1000 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like The 7th Continent →
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Hand Management, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · ~383 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  12. 2–8 players · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Expansion for Base-game, Negotiation, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Trading · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: overlaps at 5–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  13. 13. Viceroy (2014)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium · games like Viceroy →
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Negotiation, Hand Management, Memory · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · ~67 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  14. 14. Sleeping Gods (2021)
    1–4 players · 60–1200 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Nautical, Hand Management · 1 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · ~510 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  15. 15. Nagaraja (2019)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 4 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 5–6) · goes down to 2 · ~90 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  16. 1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · games like Underwater Cities →
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Nautical, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (1–4 vs 5–6) · plays solo · about the same length · +1.2 heavier
  17. 17. Room 25 (2013)
    1–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light · games like Room 25 →
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Exploration, Negotiation, Memory, Modular Board · 2 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: overlaps at 5–6 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  18. 18. Deus (2014)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · games like Deus →
    Shares with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: Civilization, Hand Management, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 3 of The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion: no player-count overlap (2–4 vs 5–6) · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion?
The Settlers of the Stone Age (2002) is the closest match to The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion, sharing civilization, exploration, negotiation. It rates 6.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion?
The Settlers of the Stone Age, Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Conquest of Paradise are the top-ranked alternatives to The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is The Settlers of the Stone Age harder than The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion?
Compared with The Seafarers of Catan 5-6 Player Expansion, The Settlers of the Stone Age is same complexity and ~15 min shorter (2.5 vs 2.4 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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