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Inkwell(2026)

★ 7.4 BGG1–5 players30 minWeight 2.00
End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Games like Inkwell

Looking for games like Inkwell? 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 chase to complete the right combinations. 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

Shallow Sea(2025)

★ 7.91–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

End Game BonusesGrid CoverageOpen Drafting

Harmonies(2024)

★ 8.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Open Drafting + 4 more

ChainingHexagon GridOpen Drafting

Point Galaxy(2025)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

End Game BonusesMarketOpen Drafting

Cascadia(2021)

★ 7.91–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesHexagon GridOpen Drafting

Forever Home(2023)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Blazon(2023)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Sagrada(2017)

★ 7.51–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

ContractsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

GRUNN: Pioniers in de Provincie(2022)

★ 7.21–6 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Verdant(2022)

★ 7.31–5 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 4 more

Increase Value of Unchosen ResourcesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Dragon Castle(2017)

★ 7.11–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesLayeringOpen Drafting

Red Rising(2021)

★ 7.01–6 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Walking in Burano(2018)

★ 7.11–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

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