Set Collection
1428 games found
Games with this mechanic
Alhambra: Big Box Special Edition
2014
7.47
2-6 players
45 min
2.00/5
Tokaido Collector's Edition
2015
7.61
2-5 players
45 min
1.94/5
In the Name of Odin: Kickstarter Edition
2016
6.71
2-5 players
45-60 min
2.50/5
Yggdrasil Second Edition with Asgard Expansion
2013
7.71
1-6 players
75 min
2.39/5
Hanabi & Ikebana
2010
7.41
2-5 players
25 min
1.76/5
Ticket to Ride: 10th Anniversary
2014
8.24
2-5 players
30-60 min
1.89/5
Fresco: Big Box
2014
7.67
2-4 players
60 min
2.76/5
Mystery of the Abbey with The Pilgrims' Chronicles
2007
6.96
3-6 players
60-90 min
2.24/5
Bohnanza: Ladies & Gangsters
2015
6.94
1-5 players
45 min
1.67/5
Ark Nova
2021
8.54
1-4 players
90-150 min
3.79/5
Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
2015
8.50
2-4 players
60 min
2.83/5
Wingspan
2019
8.00
1-5 players
40-70 min
2.48/5
Everdell
2018
7.99
1-4 players
40-80 min
2.83/5
Cascadia
2021
7.90
1-4 players
30-45 min
1.84/5
Grand Austria Hotel
2015
7.96
2-4 players
60-120 min
3.20/5
Azul
2017
7.72
2-4 players
30-45 min
1.78/5
Ra
1999
7.71
2-5 players
45-60 min
2.31/5
Trajan
2011
7.74
2-4 players
60-120 min
3.63/5
Yokohama
2016
7.79
2-4 players
90 min
3.28/5
Pandemic Iberia
2016
7.87
2-5 players
45 min
2.60/5
Frequently Asked Questions
Set collection is a mechanism where players gather groups of matching items (cards, tiles, tokens) to score points or trigger effects. Sets can be based on matching colors, types, numbers, or other attributes. It is one of the oldest and most intuitive game mechanisms, making it popular in family games.
Set collection focuses on gathering matching items regardless of arrangement. Pattern building requires placing components in specific spatial configurations. Ticket to Ride uses set collection (collecting matching train cards); Azul combines both (collecting matching tiles then arranging them in patterns).
Popular set collection games include Ticket to Ride (collecting train cards for routes), Jaipur (trading goods to complete sets), Sushi Go! (drafting sushi sets), Ethnos (fantasy set collection for area control), and Century: Spice Road (trading spice cubes to complete set orders).