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Forage: A 9 card solitaire game(2024)

★ 7.2 BGG1 playersWeight 1.29
Melding and SplayingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Forage: A 9 card solitaire game

Looking for games like Forage: A 9 card solitaire game? 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.

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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Grove: 9 card solitaire game(2021)

★ 7.51 players5 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
86/100

Shares Melding and Splaying + 3 more

Melding and SplayingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Orchard: 9 card solitaire game(2018)

★ 7.21 players5 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Melding and Splaying + 3 more

LayeringMelding and SplayingPattern Building

Framework(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Crystallo(2018)

★ 6.91 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Melding and Splaying + 3 more

Melding and SplayingPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

Squire for Hire: Mystic Runes(2020)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Melding and Splaying + 2 more

Melding and SplayingSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game

A Gentle Rain(2021)

★ 7.61 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Pattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

Rewild(2023)

★ 7.51 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

MatchingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Making Manhattan(2021)

★ 7.11–2 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Zebra(2024)

★ 7.31–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Paper-and-PencilPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

5x15(2020)

★ 7.01 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Modular BoardPattern BuildingSlide / Push

Flamecraft Duals(2025)

★ 8.01–2 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Pattern BuildingTile Placement

12 Patrols(2019)

★ 6.41 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 1 more

Hand ManagementSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

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