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18 games like River Dragons

The best games like River Dragons are Sakura, NMBR 9 and Indigo — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Sakura shares abstract strategy, action queue, simultaneous action selection with River Dragons.

Every alternative below links to its own River Dragons-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of River Dragons’s 1.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Sakura (2018)

   2–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 6.6 · Light

   Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Action Queue, Simultaneous Action Selection · 3 shared tags · 2 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (67%)

   vs River Dragons: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for Sakura →
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   2. NMBR 9 (2017)

   1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Light · See NMBR 9 alternatives →

   Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs River Dragons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~10 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for NMBR 9 →
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   3. Indigo (2012)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Light

   Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs River Dragons: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter

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4. 

   4. Haru Ichiban (2014)

   2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs River Dragons: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
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   5. Sheepland (2012)

   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light

   Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs River Dragons: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
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   6. Sumeria (2009)

   3–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light

   Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs River Dragons: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
7. 

   7. TAC (2004)

   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs River Dragons: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
8. 

   8. Pick & Pack (2007)

   2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light

   Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Action Queue · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs River Dragons: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
9. 

   9. Twin Tin Bots (2013)

   2–6 players · 50 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

   Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Action Queue · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

   vs River Dragons: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~20 min longer · +0.7 heavier
10. 

    10. Alexandros (2003)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs River Dragons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
11. 

    11. KUMO Hogosha (2015)

    2–4 players · 25–30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Action Queue · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs River Dragons: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
12. 

    12. Linja (2003)

    2 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light

    Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs River Dragons: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
13. 

    13. Hounded (2016)

    2 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs River Dragons: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
14. 

    14. Easter Island (2006)

    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs River Dragons: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
15. 

    15. Pizza Theory (2012)

    2–3 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs River Dragons: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~17 min shorter · same complexity
16. 

    16. Ramparts (1993)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs River Dragons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. 

    17. Harry Potter Hogwarts (2010)

    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.0 · Light

    Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs River Dragons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
18. 

    18. Pathfinder (1974)

    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light

    Shares with River Dragons: Abstract Strategy, Point to Point Movement · 2 shared tags · 1 of River Dragons’s 3 mechanics (33%)

    vs River Dragons: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

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