SEED GAME#4784 BGG all-time

Origami(2017)

★ 6.6 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.73
Hand ManagementLayeringOpen Drafting

Games like Origami

Looking for games like Origami? 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

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Fluttering Souls(2019)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
80/100

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Hand ManagementLayeringOpen Drafting

Knarr(2023)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
76/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingRace

Codex Naturalis(2021)

★ 7.21–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementLayeringOpen Drafting

Marvel: Remix(2022)

★ 7.32–6 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Morels(2012)

★ 7.02 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Photograph(2016)

★ 7.42–4 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Dragonkeepers(2023)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Subastral(2021)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Enchanted Plumes(2021)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft(2015)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Tanto Cuore: Oktoberfest(2016)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ruthless(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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