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18 games like Wingspan

The best games like Wingspan are Everdell, Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders and Oceans — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Everdell shares animals, card game, card drafting with Wingspan.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Wingspan’s 2.4 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 Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Wingspan: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Everdell →
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   2. 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 Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Set Collection · 6 shared tags · 4 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders →
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   3. Oceans (2020)

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

   Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 2 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Oceans →
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   4. 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 Wingspan: Card Game, Card Drafting, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management +1 more · 6 shared tags · 5 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (83%)

   vs Wingspan: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
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   5. Duelosaur Island (2018)

   1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

   Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Set Collection · 6 shared tags · 4 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Wingspan: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~17 min shorter · same complexity
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   6. Kanagawa (2016)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Kanagawa alternatives →

   Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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   7. Morels (2012)

   2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light · See Morels alternatives →

   Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Educational, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Wingspan: both play at 2 · ~25 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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   8. Evolution Climate (2016)

   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Evolution Climate alternatives →

   Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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   9. Nevermore (2015)

   3–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 6 shared tags · 4 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Wingspan: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
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    10. Seasons (2012)

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

    Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 4 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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    11. Piepmatz (2018)

    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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    12. 7 Wonders (2010)

    2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See 7 Wonders alternatives →

    Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 7 · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
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    13. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium

    Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    14. Wild Space (2020)

    1–5 players · 15–40 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light

    Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Wingspan: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~27 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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    15. Campaign Manager 2008 (2009)

    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Educational, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Wingspan: both play at 2 · ~17 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    16. Meadow (2021)

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

    Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Wingspan: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~20 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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    17. 7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)

    3–7 players · 30 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 4 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (67%)

    vs Wingspan: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 7 · ~25 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    18. Karmaka (2016)

    2–4 players · 25–60 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light

    Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~12 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

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