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Cartoona(2012)

★ 5.8 BGG1–8 players30 minWeight 1.60
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Games like Cartoona

Looking for games like Cartoona? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

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Gorinto(2021)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
78/100

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Cherry on the Cake(2024)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
74/100

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1001 Islands(2022)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Dinosaur Exhibit(2022)

★ 7.01–6 players15 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Volldampf voraus!(2009)

★ 6.02–4 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

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Sugar Blast(2020)

★ 5.61–4 players20 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Einhorn Glitzerglück: Funkel-Bingo(2018)

★ 5.62–4 players10 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Zooloretto(2007)

★ 6.82–5 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Carcassonne: South Seas(2013)

★ 7.02–5 players35 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

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Capybara 'n' Capybara(2021)

★ 5.52–4 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Leaf(2023)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

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Fertility(2018)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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