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18 games like Paper Tales

The best games like Paper Tales are Everdell, Wingspan and Seasons — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Everdell shares card game, fantasy, card drafting with Paper Tales.

Every alternative below links to its own Paper Tales-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 Paper Tales’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Everdell (2018)
   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 3 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Everdell on Amazon →
2. 2. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Card Drafting, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 4 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~25 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Wingspan on Amazon →
3. 3. Seasons (2012)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management · 3 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
   View Seasons on Amazon →
4. 4. Aeon's End (2016)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
5. 5. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Card Drafting, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 4 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
6. 6. Res Arcana (2019)
   2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Century Golem Edition (2017)
   2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
8. 8. Hero Realms (2016)
   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
9. 9. Aquatica (2019)
   1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management · 3 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · same complexity
10. 10. Smash Up (2012)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management · 3 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
11. 11. Sylvion (2015)
    1–2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management · 3 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Paper Tales: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. Abyss (2014)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
13. 13. Citadels Classic (2000)
    2–8 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Drafting · 2 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 8 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
14. 14. Thunderstone Advance Towers of Ruin (2012)
    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
15. 15. Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)
    1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Paper Tales: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
16. 16. Ex Libris (2017)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
17. 17. Ascension Deckbuilding Game (2010)
    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
18. 18. Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders (2015)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

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