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Tea Garden(2024)

★ 7.6 BGG2–4 players90 minWeight 3.03
Automatic Resource GrowthDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game Bonuses

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Looking for games like Tea Garden? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Atiwa(2022)

★ 7.41–4 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Automatic Resource Growth + 1 more

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Egizia(2009)

★ 7.42–4 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
59/100

Shares End Game Bonuses

BiasEnd Game BonusesOpen Drafting

Concordia(2013)

★ 8.12–5 players100 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Action RetrievalAdvantage TokenAuction: Dutch

Resurgence(2022)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game BonusesSecret Unit Deployment

Puerto Rico(2002)

★ 7.93–5 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
58/100

Shares End Game Bonuses

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Imperios Milenarios(2012)

★ 7.84–7 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Transatlantic(2017)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Action RetrievalDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingModular Board

Bardwood Grove(2024)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game BonusesMovement Points

Città-Stato(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingVariable Player PowersWorker Placement

Royal Hospital(2025)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
57/100

Shares End Game Bonuses

End Game BonusesIncomeOpen Drafting

Barcelona(2023)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
57/100

Shares End Game Bonuses

End Game BonusesTile PlacementWorker Placement

Thunderstone Quest(2018)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

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