SEED GAME#434 BGG all-time

Arboretum(2015)

★ 7.2 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 2.11
ConnectionsHand ManagementMove Through Deck

Games like Arboretum

Looking for games like Arboretum? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Targi(2012)

★ 7.62 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

End Game BonusesModular BoardOpen Drafting

Copenhagen(2019)

★ 6.92–4 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Connections + 5 more

ConnectionsContractsGrid Coverage

Stonespine Architects(2024)

★ 7.41–5 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Connections + 3 more

Closed DraftingConnectionsContracts

Kanagawa(2016)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Inheritors(2022)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Photograph(2016)

★ 7.42–4 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Red7(2014)

★ 6.92–4 players5 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsPattern Building

Momiji(2021)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMemoryOpen Drafting

Venture(1968)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementMarketMelding and Splaying

Colors of Kasane(2014)

★ 6.63–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

DrawingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Sheep 'n' Sheep(2017)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Das Vermächtnis des Maharaja(2017)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

ContractsHand ManagementMove Through Deck

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