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18 games like Draftosaurus

The best games like Draftosaurus are Wingspan, Jaipur and Oceanos — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Wingspan shares animals, card drafting, dice rolling with Draftosaurus.

Every alternative below links to its own Draftosaurus-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / prehistoric shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Draftosaurus’s 1.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Wingspan (2019)

   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →

   Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Drafting, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 4 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (80%)

   vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~40 min longer · +1.2 heavier

   Check price for Wingspan →
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   2. Jaipur (2009)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · See Jaipur alternatives →

   Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Draftosaurus: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Jaipur →
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   3. Oceanos (2016)

   2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light

   Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Card Drafting, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~23 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Oceanos →
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   4. Lascaux Exploring Ancestral Art (2007)

   3–5 players · 25 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

   Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Prehistoric, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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   5. Coloretto 10 years edition (2003)

   2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Light · See Coloretto 10 years edition alternatives →

   Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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   6. The Grimm Forest (2018)

   2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See The Grimm Forest alternatives →

   Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   7. Nevermore (2015)

   3–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Card Drafting, Drafting, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · ~38 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   8. Cat Lady (2017)

   2–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light · See Cat Lady alternatives →

   Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
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   9. Dominant Species (2010)

   2–6 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See Dominant Species alternatives →

   Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Prehistoric, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~165 min longer · +2.8 heavier
10. 

    10. Ecos First Continent (2019)

    2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

    Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Prehistoric, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +1.4 heavier
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    11. The Butterfly Garden (2016)

    2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.7 · Light

    Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Card Drafting, Set Collection, Simultaneous Action Selection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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    12. The Isle of Cats (2019)

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

    Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Card Drafting, Drafting · 3 shared tags · 2 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · +1.1 heavier
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    13. Tuki (2019)

    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Light

    Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Prehistoric, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · same complexity
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    14. Camel Up (Second Edition) (2018)

    3–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Camel Up (Second Edition) alternatives →

    Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 8 · ~23 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    15. Survive Escape from Atlantis! (1982)

    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Survive Escape from Atlantis! alternatives →

    Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Dice Rolling · 2 shared tags · 1 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~38 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    16. PARKS (2019)

    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See PARKS alternatives →

    Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.9 heavier
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    17. Pick Picknic (2001)

    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light

    Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Dice Rolling, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
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    18. Micropolis (2018)

    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

    Shares with Draftosaurus: Animals, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Draftosaurus’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Draftosaurus: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier

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