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18 games like Everdell

The best games like Everdell are Wingspan, Aeon's End and Underwater Cities — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Wingspan shares animals, card game, card drafting with Everdell.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Everdell’s 2.8 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 Everdell: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Everdell: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Wingspan →
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   2. Aeon's End (2016)

   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →

   Shares with Everdell: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Everdell: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Aeon's End →
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   3. Underwater Cities (2018)

   1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Underwater Cities alternatives →

   Shares with Everdell: Card Game, City Building, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Income, Solo / Solitaire Game · 6 shared tags · 4 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Everdell: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~55 min longer · +0.8 heavier

   Check price for Underwater Cities →
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   4. The Isle of Cats (2019)

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

   Shares with Everdell: Animals, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Income · 4 shared tags · 2 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Everdell: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.5 lighter
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   5. Unfair (2017)

   2–5 players · 50–125 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium · See Unfair alternatives →

   Shares with Everdell: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Income · 5 shared tags · 3 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Everdell: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~28 min longer · same complexity
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   6. Villages of Valeria (2017)

   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

   Shares with Everdell: Card Game, City Building, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Everdell: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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   7. Wild Space (2020)

   1–5 players · 15–40 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with Everdell: Animals, Card Game, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game, Variable Set-up · 6 shared tags · 4 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Everdell: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~32 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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   8. Ex Libris (2017)

   1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Ex Libris alternatives →

   Shares with Everdell: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Everdell: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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   9. Res Arcana (2019)

   2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Res Arcana alternatives →

   Shares with Everdell: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Everdell: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
10. 

    10. Viceroy (2014)

    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium · See Viceroy alternatives →

    Shares with Everdell: Card Game, City Building, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Everdell: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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    11. The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)

    1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See The Lord of the Rings The Card Game alternatives →

    Shares with Everdell: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Everdell: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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    12. City of Iron (2013)

    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

    Shares with Everdell: Card Game, City Building, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Everdell: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    13. Duelosaur Island (2018)

    1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Everdell: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Income · 5 shared tags · 3 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Everdell: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    14. Paper Tales (2017)

    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Paper Tales alternatives →

    Shares with Everdell: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Everdell: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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    15. Dale of Merchants Collection (2019)

    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light

    Shares with Everdell: Animals, Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Everdell: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    16. Glory to Rome (2005)

    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See Glory to Rome alternatives →

    Shares with Everdell: Card Game, City Building, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Everdell: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
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    17. 51st State Master Set (2016)

    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See 51st State Master Set alternatives →

    Shares with Everdell: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Everdell: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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    18. Imperial Settlers (2014)

    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Imperial Settlers alternatives →

    Shares with Everdell: Card Game, City Building, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Everdell’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Everdell: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

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