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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. 1. Patchwork Winter Edition (2014)
   2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Card Drafting, Grid Coverage, Tile Placement · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Cottage Garden: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Patchwork Winter Edition on Amazon →
2. 2. Azul Stained glass of Sintra \/ Les vitraux de Sintra (2018)
   2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Card Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View Azul Stained glass of Sintra \/ Les vitraux de Sintra on Amazon →
3. 3. The Isle of Cats (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Cottage Garden: Puzzle, Card Drafting, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building · 3 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~23 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View The Isle of Cats on Amazon →
4. 4. Indian Summer (2017)
   1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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
11. 11. NMBR 9 (2017)
    1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 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
    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building · 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 · 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
    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Card Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 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 · 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
    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 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
    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Tile Placement · 1 of Cottage Garden’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Cottage Garden: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
18. 18. Tantrix (1991)
    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Cottage Garden: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 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.