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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)Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
- Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
- 3. Oceans (2020)Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (33%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 4. It's a Wonderful World (2019)Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Card Drafting, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management +1 more · 5 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (83%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
- 5. Duelosaur Island (2018)Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 1–2 players · ~17 min shorter · same complexity
- 6. Kanagawa (2016)Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
- 7. Morels (2012)Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Educational, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wingspan: both play at 2 · ~25 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
- 8. Evolution Climate (2016)Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Educational, Hand Management · 1 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (17%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
- 9. Nevermore (2015)Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
- 10. Seasons (2012)Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Drafting, Hand Management · 4 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
- 11. Piepmatz (2018)Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
- 12. 7 Wonders (2010)Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 7 · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
- 13. Mythic Battles Pantheon (2017)Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 14. Wild Space (2020)Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~27 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
- 15. Campaign Manager 2008 (2009)Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Educational, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wingspan: both play at 2 · ~17 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
- 16. Meadow (2021)Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~20 min longer · 0.2 lighter
- 17. 7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)Shares with Wingspan: Card Game, Card Drafting, Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (67%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 7 · ~25 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
- 18. Karmaka (2016)Shares with Wingspan: Animals, Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Wingspan’s 6 mechanics (50%)vs Wingspan: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~12 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Wingspan?
- Everdell (2018) is the closest match to Wingspan, sharing animals, card game, card drafting. It rates 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Wingspan?
- Everdell, Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders, Oceans are the top-ranked alternatives to Wingspan in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is Everdell harder than Wingspan?
- Compared with Wingspan, Everdell is +0.4 heavier and about the same length (2.8 vs 2.4 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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