What game is most like Cartographers A Roll Player Tale?

Escape the Dark Castle (2017) is the closest match to Cartographers A Roll Player Tale, sharing fantasy, paper-and-pencil, solo / solitaire game. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.

What should I play if I like Cartographers A Roll Player Tale?

Escape the Dark Castle, The Isle of Cats, Roam are the top-ranked alternatives to Cartographers A Roll Player Tale 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 Escape the Dark Castle harder than Cartographers A Roll Player Tale?

Compared with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale, Escape the Dark Castle is 0.7 lighter and about the same length (1.2 vs 1.9 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

Cartographers A Roll Player Tale / Similar games

18 games like Cartographers A Roll Player Tale

The best games like Cartographers A Roll Player Tale are Escape the Dark Castle, The Isle of Cats and Roam — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Escape the Dark Castle shares fantasy, paper-and-pencil, solo / solitaire game with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale.

Every alternative below links to its own Cartographers A Roll Player Tale-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s fantasy / territory building shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 1.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. Escape the Dark Castle (2017)
1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 7.6 · Light
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Paper-and-Pencil, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (33%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
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2. The Isle of Cats (2019)
1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Grid Coverage · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~38 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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3. Roam (2019)
2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Grid Coverage, Square Grid · 2 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (33%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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4. Vigor Blokus (2005)
2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Territory Building, Grid Coverage, Square Grid · 2 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (33%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
5. Four Against Darkness (2016)
1 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Paper-and-Pencil, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (33%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: both play at 1 · ~23 min longer · same complexity
6. Acquire (1964)
2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Territory Building, Square Grid · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~53 min longer · +0.6 heavier
7. Destinies (2021)
1–3 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 1–3 players · ~83 min longer · same complexity
8. Sprawlopolis (2018)
1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Territory Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
9. Welcome To DinoWorld (2017)
2–75 players · 40–70 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Line Drawing, Paper-and-Pencil · 2 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (33%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 2–75 players · ~18 min longer · +0.4 heavier
10. In the Hall of the Mountain King (2019)
2–5 players · 75–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Territory Building, Grid Coverage · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~45 min longer · +0.9 heavier
11. Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)
1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 1–6 players · ~83 min longer · +0.3 heavier
12. Gaia Project (2017)
1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Territory Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~68 min longer · +2.5 heavier
13. My Little Scythe (2017)
1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 1–6 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
14. Dungeons & Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Board Game (2011)
1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~23 min longer · +0.7 heavier
15. Atlantis Rising (Second Edition) (2019)
1–7 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 1–7 players · ~53 min longer · +0.6 heavier
16. Kingdom Death Monster (2015)
1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6 · Heavy
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~83 min longer · +2.4 heavier
17. Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)
1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
18. Ex Libris (2017)
1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
Shares with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: Fantasy, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of Cartographers A Roll Player Tale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
vs Cartographers A Roll Player Tale: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.7 heavier

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Frequently asked

What game is most like Cartographers A Roll Player Tale?: Escape the Dark Castle (2017) is the closest match to Cartographers A Roll Player Tale, sharing fantasy, paper-and-pencil, solo / solitaire game. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Cartographers A Roll Player Tale?: Escape the Dark Castle, The Isle of Cats, Roam are the top-ranked alternatives to Cartographers A Roll Player Tale 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 Escape the Dark Castle harder than Cartographers A Roll Player Tale?: Compared with Cartographers A Roll Player Tale, Escape the Dark Castle is 0.7 lighter and about the same length (1.2 vs 1.9 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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