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Pick a Pen: Gardens(2023)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.73
DrawingGrid CoverageHexagon Grid

Games like Pick a Pen: Gardens

Looking for games like Pick a Pen: Gardens? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn. 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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Pick a Pen: Crypts(2023)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Pick a Pen: Hackers(2024)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Drawing + 2 more

DrawingGrid CoveragePaper-and-Pencil

Floodlands(2024)

★ 7.81–6 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Drawing + 2 more

Dice RollingDrawingEnd Game Bonuses

Copenhagen: Roll & Write(2019)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Grid Coverage + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid CoveragePaper-and-Pencil

Happy Campers(2023)

★ 7.01–99 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Drawing + 1 more

Dice RollingDrawingEnd Game Bonuses

Home Staging(2023)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Drawing + 2 more

DrawingGrid CoveragePaper-and-Pencil

Pictomania (Second Edition)(2018)

★ 7.63–6 players20 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Drawing + 1 more

DrawingPaper-and-Pencil

Pick a Pen: Reefs(2023)

★ 6.42–4 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Drawing + 1 more

DrawingLine DrawingPaper-and-Pencil

Gemblo(2003)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Coverage + 1 more

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Brikks(2018)

★ 6.31–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Coverage + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid CoveragePaper-and-Pencil

Villagers of the Oak Dell(2023)

★ 7.61–100 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Drawing + 1 more

Dice RollingDrawingPaper-and-Pencil

Colorium(2020)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Coverage + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid CoverageOpen Drafting

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