The Quest for El Dorado vs Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure

A side-by-side comparison of two of the most-asked-about board games — using only verified specs from our catalogue. No invented rules, no fluff.

Specs and BoardGameGeek rankings current as of June 2026. Gaps in our data show as a dash (—).

	The Quest for El Dorado	Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure
Year	2017	2016
Players	2–4	2–4
Playtime	~30 min	~30 min
Recommended age	10+	12+
Complexity (BGG weight)	1.9 / 5	2.2 / 5
BGG rank	#123	#101
Designers	Reiner Knizia	Paul Dennen
Key mechanics	Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Delayed Purchase, Grid Movement, Hand Management	Action Points, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Delayed Purchase, End Game Bonuses

Both games share these mechanics: Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Delayed Purchase, Open Drafting, Variable Set-up.

Which should you get?

Based only on the specs above — not on opinion:

The Quest for El Dorado is the lighter, easier-to-teach game (1.9 vs 2.2 of 5), while Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure offers more decision depth for experienced players.
With younger players, The Quest for El Dorado has the lower recommended age (10+).
On raw BoardGameGeek ranking, Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure currently sits higher (#101 vs #123).

Both are well-loved games; the "right" one depends on your group. Read the full entries for The Quest for El Dorado and Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure.

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The Quest for El Dorado is the easier of the two to learn — 1.9 of 5 on BoardGameGeek versus 2.2 of 5 for Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure.

Both take about 30 minutes.

The Quest for El Dorado plays with 2–4 players; Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure plays with 2–4 players.