Pandemic Contagion / Similar games

18 games like Pandemic Contagion

The best games like Pandemic Contagion are Wingspan, Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire and Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Wingspan shares card game, hand management with Pandemic Contagion.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Pandemic Contagion’s 1.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~25 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Wingspan on Amazon →
2. 2. Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire (2017)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
   View Warhammer Underworlds Shadespire on Amazon →
3. 3. Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 (2013)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Smash Up Awesome Level 9000 on Amazon →
4. 4. The Crew The Quest for Planet Nine (2019)
   2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. Air (2018)
   2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
6. 6. Plague Inc. The Board Game (2017)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Medical, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)
   vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
7. 7. 7 Wonders (2010)
   2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
8. 8. Dominion Intrigue (2009)
   2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
9. 9. Res Arcana (2019)
   2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)
   vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.7 heavier
10. 10. Condottiere (1995)
    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
11. 11. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
12. 12. Watergate (2019)
    2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
14. 14. Omen A Reign of War (2011)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
15. 15. Dominion (Second Edition) (2016)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
16. 16. Jaipur (2009)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Pandemic Contagion: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
17. 17. Viral (2017)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Medical, Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management · 2 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
18. 18. Century Golem Edition (2017)
    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pandemic Contagion: Card Game, Hand Management · 1 of Pandemic Contagion’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Pandemic Contagion: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter

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