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18 games like Kanagawa

The best games like Kanagawa are Wingspan, Jaipur and Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Wingspan shares animals, card game, card drafting with Kanagawa.

Every alternative below links to its own Kanagawa-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 Kanagawa’s 2.0 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 Kanagawa: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Kanagawa’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Wingspan →
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   2. Jaipur (2009)

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

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

   vs Kanagawa: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for Jaipur →
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   3. Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders (2015)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders alternatives →

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

   vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders →
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   4. Duelosaur Island (2018)

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

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

   vs Kanagawa: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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   5. Piepmatz (2018)

   2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

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

   vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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   6. Abyss (2014)

   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Abyss alternatives →

   Shares with Kanagawa: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 4 of Kanagawa’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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   7. It's a Wonderful World (2019)

   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See It's a Wonderful World alternatives →

   Shares with Kanagawa: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Kanagawa’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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   8. Evolution (2014)

   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Evolution alternatives →

   Shares with Kanagawa: Animals, Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck · 4 shared tags · 2 of Kanagawa’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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   9. Meadow (2021)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light

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

   vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
10. 

    10. Haven (2018)

    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with Kanagawa: Animals, Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Kanagawa’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Kanagawa: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    11. Karmaka (2016)

    2–4 players · 25–60 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light

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

    vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    12. Trash Pandas (2017)

    2–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.7 · Light

    Shares with Kanagawa: Animals, Card Game, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Kanagawa’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~27 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    13. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See 7 Wonders Duel alternatives →

    Shares with Kanagawa: Card Game, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Kanagawa’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Kanagawa: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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    14. Nevermore (2015)

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

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

    vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
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    15. Cat Lady (2017)

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

    Shares with Kanagawa: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of Kanagawa’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    16. Arboretum (2015)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light · See Arboretum alternatives →

    Shares with Kanagawa: Card Game, Hand Management, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Kanagawa’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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    17. Sylvion (2015)

    1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

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

    vs Kanagawa: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
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    18. Everdell (2018)

    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Everdell alternatives →

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

    vs Kanagawa: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.8 heavier

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