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18 games like Fantasy Realms

The best games like Fantasy Realms are Abyss, Citadels and Citadels Classic — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Abyss shares card game, fantasy, card drafting with Fantasy Realms.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Fantasy Realms’s 1.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Abyss (2014)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~25 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Abyss on Amazon →
2. 2. Citadels (2016)
   2–8 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~25 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Citadels on Amazon →
3. 3. Citadels Classic (2000)
   2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–6 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~20 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Citadels Classic on Amazon →
4. 4. Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)
   1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fantasy Realms: no player-count overlap (1–2 vs 3–6) · plays solo · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
5. 5. Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders (2015)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.3 heavier
6. 6. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fantasy Realms: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–6) · goes down to 2 · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~35 min longer · +0.7 heavier
8. 8. Carnival of Monsters (2019)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~25 min longer · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Bloodborne The Card Game (2016)
   3–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~18 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Century Golem Edition (2017)
    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting · 1 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~18 min longer · same complexity
11. 11. Hero Realms (2016)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting · 1 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. Aerion (2019)
    1–2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fantasy Realms: no player-count overlap (1–2 vs 3–6) · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
13. 13. Lords of Waterdeep (2012)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fantasy Realms: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~70 min longer · +0.7 heavier
14. 14. Quests of Valeria (2017)
    1–5 players · 20–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~13 min longer · +0.4 heavier
15. 15. A Game of Thrones Hand of the King (2016)
    2–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
16. 16. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~25 min longer · +0.5 heavier
17. 17. Enchanters (2016)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fantasy Realms: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~25 min longer · same complexity
18. 18. Jaipur (2009)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
    Shares with Fantasy Realms: Card Game, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Fantasy Realms’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Fantasy Realms: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–6) · goes down to 2 · ~10 min longer · 0.3 lighter

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