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18 games like PARKS

The best games like PARKS are Lost Ruins of Arnak, Ecos First Continent and Trekking the World — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Lost Ruins of Arnak shares adventure, travel, card drafting with PARKS.

Every alternative below links to its own PARKS-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / animals shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of PARKS’s 2.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)
   1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Travel, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Lost Ruins of Arnak on Amazon →
2. 2. Ecos First Continent (2019)
   2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with PARKS: Animals, Environmental, Contracts, Modular Board, Set Collection · 3 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Ecos First Continent on Amazon →
3. 3. Trekking the World (2020)
   2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with PARKS: Environmental, Travel, Card Drafting, Contracts, Set Collection · 3 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
   View Trekking the World on Amazon →
4. 4. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with PARKS: Animals, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~10 min longer · +0.3 heavier
5. 5. Everdell (2018)
   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with PARKS: Animals, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
6. 6. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.6 · Medium
   Shares with PARKS: Environmental, Set Collection · 1 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
7. 7. Takenoko (2011)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with PARKS: Animals, Environmental, Contracts · 1 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
8. 8. Meadow (2021)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with PARKS: Animals, Environmental, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. Near and Far (2017)
   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.7 heavier
10. 10. Oceans (2020)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with PARKS: Animals, Environmental, Card Drafting · 1 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
11. 11. Calico (2020)
    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with PARKS: Animals, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
12. 12. The Quest for El Dorado (2017)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Card Drafting, Modular Board · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
13. 13. Jaipur (2009)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
    Shares with PARKS: Animals, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs PARKS: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
14. 14. Africana (2012)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Travel, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
15. 15. Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Travel, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–5 players · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · same complexity
16. 16. The Cave (2012)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with PARKS: Environmental, Travel, Modular Board, Set Collection · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
17. 17. Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated (2019)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium
    Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Card Drafting · 1 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
18. 18. Firefly The Game (2013)
    1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Travel, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~135 min longer · +0.8 heavier

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