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18 games like Elfenland
The best games like Elfenland are Elfenroads, Everdell and Aeon's End — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Elfenroads shares fantasy, travel, card drafting with Elfenland.
Every alternative below links to its own Elfenland-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s fantasy / travel shelf.
Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Elfenland’s 2.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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- 1. Elfenroads (2015)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Travel, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Point to Point Movement · 4 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (100%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
- 2. Everdell (2018)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
- 3. Aeon's End (2016)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
- 4. King of the Elves (1999)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Travel, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
- 5. Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure (2016)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
- 6. Res Arcana (2019)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
- 7. Century Golem Edition (2017)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
- 8. Hero Realms (2016)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
- 9. Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Travel, Point to Point Movement · 1 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · same complexity
- 10. Seasons (2012)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
- 11. Ethnos (2017)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
- 12. Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated (2019)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting · 1 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
- 13. Abyss (2014)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
- 14. Trekking the World (2020)Shares with Elfenland: Travel, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
- 15. Iwari (2020)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 3 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
- 16. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~90 min longer · +0.5 heavier
- 17. The Hobbit (2010)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Travel, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
- 18. Thunderstone Advance Towers of Ruin (2012)Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Elfenland?
- Elfenroads (2015) is the closest match to Elfenland, sharing fantasy, travel, card drafting. It rates 7.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Elfenland?
- Elfenroads, Everdell, Aeon's End are the top-ranked alternatives to Elfenland 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 Elfenroads harder than Elfenland?
- Compared with Elfenland, Elfenroads is same complexity and about the same length (2.3 vs 2.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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