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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. Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)

   1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium · See Lost Ruins of Arnak alternatives →

   Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Travel, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier

   Check price for Lost Ruins of Arnak →
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   2. Ecos First Continent (2019)

   2–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

   Shares with PARKS: Animals, Environmental, Contracts, Modular Board, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Ecos First Continent →
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   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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Trekking the World →
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   4. Wingspan (2019)

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

   Shares with PARKS: Animals, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~10 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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   5. Everdell (2018)

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

   Shares with PARKS: Animals, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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   6. Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (2015)

   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.6 · Medium · See Pandemic Legacy Season 1 alternatives →

   Shares with PARKS: Environmental, Set Collection · 2 shared tags · 1 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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   7. Takenoko (2011)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Takenoko alternatives →

   Shares with PARKS: Animals, Environmental, Contracts · 3 shared tags · 1 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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   8. Meadow (2021)

   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light

   Shares with PARKS: Animals, Environmental, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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   9. Near and Far (2017)

   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Near and Far alternatives →

   Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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    10. Oceans (2020)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Oceans alternatives →

    Shares with PARKS: Animals, Environmental, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    11. Calico (2020)

    1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See Calico alternatives →

    Shares with PARKS: Animals, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    12. The Quest for El Dorado (2017)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · See The Quest for El Dorado alternatives →

    Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Card Drafting, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
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    13. Jaipur (2009)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.5 · Light · See Jaipur alternatives →

    Shares with PARKS: Animals, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs PARKS: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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    14. Africana (2012)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Travel, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
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    15. Tales of the Arabian Nights (2009)

    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Tales of the Arabian Nights alternatives →

    Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Travel, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 shared tags · 1 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–5 players · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · same complexity
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    16. The Cave (2012)

    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium

    Shares with PARKS: Environmental, Travel, Modular Board, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
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    17. Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated (2019)

    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium · See Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated alternatives →

    Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 1 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs PARKS: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    18. Firefly The Game (2013)

    1–4 players · 120–240 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Firefly The Game alternatives →

    Shares with PARKS: Adventure, Travel, Card Drafting, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of PARKS’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs PARKS: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~135 min longer · +0.8 heavier

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