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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. Everdell (2018)

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

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

   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier

   Check price for Everdell →
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   2. Wingspan (2019)

   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →

   Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Card Drafting, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 4 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~25 min longer · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Wingspan →
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   3. Seasons (2012)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Seasons alternatives →

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

   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Seasons →
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   4. Aeon's End (2016)

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

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

   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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   5. 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 Paper Tales: Card Game, Card Drafting, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 4 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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   6. Res Arcana (2019)

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

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

   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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   7. Century Golem Edition (2017)

   2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Century Golem Edition alternatives →

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

   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
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   8. Hero Realms (2016)

   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See Hero Realms alternatives →

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

   vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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   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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Smash Up alternatives →

    Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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    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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Paper Tales’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Paper Tales: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
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    12. Abyss (2014)

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

    Shares with Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Citadels Classic alternatives →

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

    vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 8 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
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    14. Thunderstone Advance Towers of Ruin (2012)

    1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Thunderstone Advance Towers of Ruin alternatives →

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

    vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    15. Onirim (Second Edition) (2014)

    1–2 players · 15 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Onirim (Second Edition) alternatives →

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

    vs Paper Tales: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    16. Ex Libris (2017)

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

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

    vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    17. Ascension Deckbuilding Game (2010)

    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Ascension Deckbuilding Game alternatives →

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

    vs Paper Tales: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
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    18. 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 Paper Tales: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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.