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Alveola: The City of Bees(2023)
Games like Alveola: The City of Bees
Looking for games like Alveola: The City of Bees? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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.
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Chomp(2023)
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Walking in Provence(2019)
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Reef(2018)
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Miyabi(2019)
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Cottage Garden(2016)
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Kōhaku(2020)
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Ankh'or(2019)
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Framework(2022)
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Hutan: Life in the Rainforest(2025)
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