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Dreadful Meadows(2023)

★ 7.3 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.50
ContractsMarketSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Dreadful Meadows

Looking for games like Dreadful Meadows? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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Viticulture Essential Edition(2015)

★ 8.01–6 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsHand ManagementRace

TwinStar Valley(2025)

★ 7.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsInvestmentMarket

Suna Valo(2024)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Action DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Hamlet: The Village Building Game(2022)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Market + 3 more

MarketModular BoardNetwork and Route Building

Automania(2015)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Tile Placement + 2 more

Open DraftingTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

Viticulture(2013)

★ 7.52–6 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

ContractsHand ManagementIncome

Tabriz(2025)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsDice RollingIncome

Realm of Sand(2018)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsOpen DraftingPattern Building

Pharaon(2019)

★ 7.41–5 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 2 more

Modular BoardRondelSolo / Solitaire Game

House of Fado(2025)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Market + 2 more

Commodity SpeculationMarketOpen Drafting

Mount Tai(2019)

★ 7.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Merchants Cove(2021)

★ 7.41–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 3 more

Commodity SpeculationDice RollingRondel

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