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18 games like Cottage Garden

The best games like Cottage Garden are Patchwork Winter Edition, Azul Stained glass of Sintra / Les vitraux de Sintra and The Isle of Cats — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Patchwork Winter Edition shares abstract strategy, puzzle, card drafting with Cottage Garden.

Every alternative below links to its own Cottage Garden-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy / farming shelf.

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

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   1. Patchwork Winter Edition (2014)

   2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Patchwork Winter Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Card Drafting, Grid Coverage, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Cottage Garden: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Patchwork Winter Edition →
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   2. Azul Stained glass of Sintra / Les vitraux de Sintra (2018)

   2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Azul Stained glass of Sintra / Les vitraux de Sintra alternatives →

   Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Card Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Azul Stained glass of Sintra / Les vitraux de Sintra →
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   3. The Isle of Cats (2019)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light · See The Isle of Cats alternatives →

   Shares with Cottage Garden: Puzzle, Card Drafting, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building · 4 shared tags · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~23 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for The Isle of Cats →
4. 

   4. Indian Summer (2017)

   1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See Indian Summer alternatives →

   Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
5. 

   5. Project L (2020)

   1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light

   Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Card Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
6. 

   6. Miyabi (2019)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Card Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
7. 

   7. Spring Meadow (2018)

   1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

   Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
8. 

   8. Patchwork Express (2018)

   2 players · 10 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Card Drafting, Grid Coverage, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Cottage Garden: both play at 2 · ~42 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
9. 

   9. Realm of Sand (2018)

   1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

   Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Card Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
10. 

    10. New York Zoo (2020)

    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Grid Coverage, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
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    11. NMBR 9 (2017)

    1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Light · See NMBR 9 alternatives →

    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~32 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
12. 

    12. Calico (2020)

    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See Calico alternatives →

    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building · 3 shared tags · 1 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
13. 

    13. Seikatsu A Pet's Life (2017)

    1–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
14. 

    14. Dragon Castle (2017)

    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Dragon Castle alternatives →

    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Card Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
15. 

    15. Take it Easy! (1983)

    1–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light

    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~32 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
16. 

    16. FITS (2009)

    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Light · See FITS alternatives →

    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
17. 

    17. Nova Luna (2019)

    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Nova Luna alternatives →

    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    18. Tantrix (1991)

    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~22 min shorter · +0.3 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Cottage Garden fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.