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18 games like Elfenland

The best games like Elfenland are Elfenroads, Everdell and Aeon's End — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Elfenroads shares fantasy, travel, card drafting with Elfenland.

Every alternative below links to its own Elfenland-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s fantasy / travel shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Elfenland’s 2.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Elfenroads (2015)
    2–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Travel, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Point to Point Movement · 4 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (100%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
    View Elfenroads on Amazon →
  2. 2. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Everdell →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
    View Everdell on Amazon →
  3. 3. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · games like Aeon's End →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
    View Aeon's End on Amazon →
  4. 2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Travel, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
  5. 2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · games like Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
  6. 6. Res Arcana (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Res Arcana →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  7. 2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · games like Century Golem Edition →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  8. 8. Hero Realms (2016)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light · games like Hero Realms →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~35 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  9. 1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · games like Tales of the Arabian Nights →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Travel, Point to Point Movement · 1 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · same complexity
  10. 10. Seasons (2012)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · games like Seasons →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
  11. 11. Ethnos (2017)
    2–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · games like Ethnos →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
  12. 2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium · games like Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting · 1 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  13. 13. Abyss (2014)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Abyss →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  14. 2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Elfenland: Travel, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 3 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  15. 15. Iwari (2020)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 3 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
  16. 1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · games like Mansions of Madness Second Edition →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Hand Management · 1 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~90 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  17. 17. The Hobbit (2010)
    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Travel, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~22 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  18. 1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · games like Thunderstone Advance Towers of Ruin →
    Shares with Elfenland: Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Elfenland’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Elfenland: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Elfenland?
Elfenroads (2015) is the closest match to Elfenland, sharing fantasy, travel, card drafting. It rates 7.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Elfenland?
Elfenroads, Everdell, Aeon's End are the top-ranked alternatives to Elfenland in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Elfenroads harder than Elfenland?
Compared with Elfenland, Elfenroads is same complexity and about the same length (2.3 vs 2.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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