SEED GAME#23944 BGG all-time

Blooming Sea(2025)

★ 6.2 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 1.00
Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Games like Blooming Sea

Looking for games like Blooming Sea? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Flowerpower(2001)

★ 6.61–2 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Merchants of Sky Islands(2024)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Graveyards, Ghosts & Haunted Houses(2015)

★ 6.52–4 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Grackles(2018)

★ 6.22–4 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Oceania(2004)

★ 5.81–2 players10 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Carcassonne: Winter Edition(2012)

★ 7.52–5 players40 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

On Top(2008)

★ 5.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Carcassonne für 2(2017)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Claim Kingdoms: Das grosse Duell um den Thron!(2021)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Favelas(2017)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

The Ark of the Covenant(2003)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Nexus(2001)

★ 6.22–4 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

As an Amazon Associate, ISO earns from qualifying purchases. Prices and availability vary; ISO never displays prices. Affiliate links are marked rel="sponsored" per FTC guidelines.

IS

Get picks tuned to your shelf

This list is built from community data. Sign in to ISO and log what you own — your personal feed factors in your complexity preferences, play history, and the games already on your shelf.

Get personalized recommendations →

Free · no credit card · 2-minute setup

More recommendation lists