Paperback(2014)
Games like Paperback
Looking for games like Paperback? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Hardback(2018)
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Star Realms: Frontiers(2018)
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Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China(2016)
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Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game(2016)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Star Realms: Rise of Empire(2024)
Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more
Rescuing Robin Hood(2021)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Pathogenesis (Second Edition)(2019)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Pixel Glory: Light & Shadow(2018)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Band Manager: The Boardgame(2016)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Call to Adventure: Epic Origins(2022)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Legendary: Buffy The Vampire Slayer(2017)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Next Generation(2011)
Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more
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