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Printing Press(2023)

★ 7.0 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.09
Action DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Games like Printing Press

Looking for games like Printing Press? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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
71/100

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Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

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★ 7.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

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Solani(2023)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

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Azul: Summer Pavilion(2019)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Calçada(2024)

★ 7.02–4 players50 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Koi(2025)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesOpen Drafting

Rebirth(2024)

★ 7.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Carpe Diem(2018)

★ 7.52–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Area MovementContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Paris: La Cité de la Lumière(2019)

★ 7.22 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Drafting + 2 more

Action DraftingGrid CoverageModular Board

Funfair(2021)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Café Baras(2024)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Aqua: Biodiversity in the Oceans(2024)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

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