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Canvas is a creative collecting game where you layer transparent cards and backgrounds to make unique pictures. The aim is to match your art to the target style each round, indicated by icons on the cards. This layering of cards creates a fascinating challenge that both creates interesting pictures and an intricate scoring system.
Unfortunately, Canvas is not available on Android, Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:
Release Date: 01/01/2021
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 1-5
Genres: Collecting, Sequencing (Creative and Push-Your-Luck)
Accessibility: 0 features documented
Components: Board, Cards and Tokens
Costs: Purchase cost
Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Canvas. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Canvas.
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Diatoms is a tile-placement puzzle game where you create a microscopic mosaic from single-cell algae. Your goal is to create a pattern that scores the most at the end of the game based on colours, shapes, and symmetry.
Chai is a collecting and sequencing game about running a Tea House.
Chai is a collecting and sequencing game about running a Tea House. You play by strategically collecting ingredients to serve customers beverages matching their tastes.
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ShipShape is a collecting and sequencing game where you compete to create the highest-scoring ship full of loot. You bid for hole-ridden Crate pieces, then carefully stack them in order to form your Hold.
Village Pillage is a simple card-battling game about protecting your village.
Village Pillage is a simple card-battling game about protecting your village. You choose which characters to send into battles which resolve depending on each card's abilities.
Allegory is a collecting game where you use cards to create three stories with strong moral themes.
Allegory is a collecting game where you use cards to create three stories with strong moral themes. You play by bidding for Theme cards and adding them to one of your three stories, matching themes and threading together morals.
Shifting Stones is a competitive brain game where you manipulate a grid of Stone cards to match arrangements on your Pattern cards.
Shifting Stones is a competitive brain game where you manipulate a grid of Stone cards to match arrangements on your Pattern cards. The trick is that you have to spend your Pattern cards to swap or flip the Stone cards.
Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Canvas. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Canvas.
Pictures is a puzzle game about recreating pictures with everyday objects.
Pictures is a puzzle game about recreating pictures with everyday objects. You are assigned a picture from a grid of cards on the table and given a set of materials (cubes, sticks and stones, cards) to make it with.
Junk Art is a dexterity game where you create art from little pieces of junk.
Junk Art is a dexterity game where you create art from little pieces of junk. Each round has different rules for how to build the best tower, but they all combine to become an aesthetic and dexterity challenge.
Telestrations is a drawing, guessing party game that combines Catchphrase and Chinese Whispers.
Telestrations is a drawing, guessing party game that combines Catchphrase and Chinese Whispers. Using a wipeable game book, players work in series to sketch a secret word, guess the word, turn the page and sketch again.
Patchwork is a two-player sequencing game where players aim to piece together the most beautiful quilt.
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Scout is a sequencing card game where you must play sets of increasing value from a hand you can't reorder.
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If you like the sound of Canvas but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.
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In addition to the similar games listed above, which have been linked to this game specifically in the database, you may find games with a similar theme to Canvas in the following list: