SEED GAME#5355 BGG all-time

Paper Safari(2008)

★ 6.7 BGG2–5 playersWeight 1.19
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingScore-and-Reset Game

Games like Paper Safari

Looking for games like Paper Safari? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — 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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ISO Match
75/100

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★ 6.52 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
72/100

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Subastral(2021)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

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Guillotine(1998)

★ 6.52–5 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

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Enchanted Plumes(2021)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

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Bus & Stop(2024)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Up or Down?(2024)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Pajarracos Party(2022)

★ 6.42–8 players5 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Knights of the Round Cheese(2021)

★ 6.32 players25 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

My Happy Farm(2011)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Vilar de Mouros(2017)

★ 8.12–6 players30 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Guildes(2017)

★ 6.12–6 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingScore-and-Reset Game

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