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Pocket Farm(2022)

★ 6.9 BGG1–4 players15 minWeight 1.50

LayeringOpen DraftingPattern Building

Games like Pocket Farm

Looking for games like Pocket Farm? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night. 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

Walking in Provence(2019)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 1.8

ISO Match

74/100

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LayeringOpen DraftingPattern Building

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Codex Naturalis(2021)

★ 7.21–4 players20 minWeight 1.8

ISO Match

74/100

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Hand ManagementLayeringOpen Drafting

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Making Manhattan(2021)

★ 7.11–2 playersWeight 1.7

ISO Match

71/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

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Orchard: 9 card solitaire game(2018)

★ 7.21 players5 minWeight 1.2

ISO Match

70/100

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LayeringMelding and SplayingPattern Building

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Framework(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.8

ISO Match

69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

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The Great Evening Banquet(2025)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 1.9

ISO Match

69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

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Chomp(2023)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 1.6

ISO Match

69/100

Shares Layering + 2 more

LayeringOpen DraftingPattern Building

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Grove: 9 card solitaire game(2021)

★ 7.51 players5 minWeight 1.3

ISO Match

66/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Melding and SplayingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

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Tenby(2025)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 2.1

ISO Match

66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Action DraftingOpen DraftingPattern Building

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The Daily Weather(2026)

★ 7.41 players5 minWeight 2.0

ISO Match

66/100

Shares Layering + 2 more

LayeringPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

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Bridges to Nowhere(2018)

★ 6.41–4 players10 minWeight 1.9

ISO Match

65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

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Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden(2016)

★ 7.11–2 playersWeight 1.7

ISO Match

65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

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