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Vicious Gardens(2025)

★ 7.4 BGG1–6 playersWeight 2.00
Commodity SpeculationEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Games like Vicious Gardens

Looking for games like Vicious Gardens? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 4 more

Commodity SpeculationHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Landlord!(1992)

★ 5.92–6 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTags

Trickdraw(2022)

★ 6.62–5 players5 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Cultive(2023)

★ 8.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

ConnectionsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Ultimate Treehouse(2023)

★ 6.52–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementSet Collection

Fantasy Realms(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Belle of the Ball(2014)

★ 6.02–5 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Doomlings(2022)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesEventsFinale Ending

Unstable Unicorns: Chaos(2019)

★ 7.12–8 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

Unstable Unicorns: Control(2019)

★ 7.12–8 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

The Road to Canterbury(2011)

★ 6.82–3 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Biblios(2007)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Commodity Speculation + 2 more

Auction / BiddingAuction: Turn Order Until PassClosed Drafting

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