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18 games like Paperback

The best games like Paperback are Hardback, Star Realms and One Deck Dungeon — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Hardback shares card game, word game, cooperative game with Paperback.

Every alternative below links to its own Paperback-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / print & play shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Paperback’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Hardback (2018)
   1–5 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Word Game, Cooperative Game, Deck, Delayed Purchase · 3 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~23 min longer · same complexity
   View Hardback on Amazon →
2. 2. Star Realms (2014)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck, Delayed Purchase · 3 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Paperback: both play at 2 · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
   View Star Realms on Amazon →
3. 3. One Deck Dungeon (2016)
   1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Print & Play, Cooperative Game, Deck · 2 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Paperback: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
   View One Deck Dungeon on Amazon →
4. 4. Dale of Merchants 2 The Era of Trade Masters (2016)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Print & Play, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. Codenames Duet XXL (2017)
   2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Light
   Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Word Game, Cooperative Game · 1 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 99 · ~22 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
6. 6. Aeon's End (2016)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Card Drafting, Cooperative Game, Deck, Delayed Purchase · 4 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (100%)
   vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.8 heavier
7. 7. Dominion (2008)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Deck, Delayed Purchase · 2 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
8. 8. Legendary Encounters A Predator Deck Building Game (2015)
   1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Card Drafting, Cooperative Game, Deck · 3 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
9. 9. Dominion (Second Edition) (2016)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
10. 10. Century Golem Edition (2017)
    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
11. 11. Hero Realms (2016)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
12. 12. Agropolis (2021)
    1–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Print & Play, Card Drafting, Cooperative Game · 2 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~27 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
13. 13. Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle (2016)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Cooperative Game, Deck · 2 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
14. 14. XenoShyft Onslaught (2015)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Card Drafting, Cooperative Game, Deck · 3 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
15. 15. Eminent Domain Microcosm (2014)
    2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Print & Play, Card Drafting, Deck · 2 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Paperback: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
16. 16. The Shipwreck Arcana (2017)
    2–5 players · 10–30 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Print & Play, Cooperative Game · 1 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
17. 17. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Card Drafting · 1 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Paperback: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
18. 18. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Paperback: Card Game, Card Drafting · 1 of Paperback’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Paperback: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier

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