SEED GAME#414 BGG all-time

Bonfire(2020)

★ 7.6 BGG1–4 players70 minWeight 3.63
ContractsMarketPattern Building

Games like Bonfire

Looking for games like Bonfire? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on the chase to complete the right combinations 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

Luna(2010)

★ 7.31–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardPoint to Point Movement

Emberleaf(2025)

★ 7.81–5 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsKill StealSet Collection

Excavation Earth(2021)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Market + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMarket

Mercurial(2023)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Action RetrievalContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Ayar: Children of the Sun(2025)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHighest-Lowest ScoringPoint to Point Movement

Dreamscape(2019)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Action PointsPattern BuildingPoint to Point Movement

Darwin's Journey(2023)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsOwnershipPick-up and Deliver

Trailblazer: The Arizona Trail(2025)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Pattern Building + 3 more

End Game BonusesPattern BuildingPoint to Point Movement

Shipyard(2009)

★ 7.32–4 players120 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Caverna: The Cave Farmers(2013)

★ 7.91–7 players30 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 1 more

Automatic Resource GrowthIncrease Value of Unchosen ResourcesSolo / Solitaire Game

Tiletum(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Action DraftingAction PointsContracts

Covenant(2025)

★ 7.71–4 players100 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Action PointsSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game

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