SEED GAME#9539 BGG all-time

Garden Competition(2004)

★ 6.8 BGG3–5 playersWeight 2.77
Modular BoardSimulationTile Placement

Games like Garden Competition

Looking for games like Garden Competition? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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

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68/100

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★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.5
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Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

Tori(2010)

★ 6.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
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67/100

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Hand ManagementSimulationTile Placement

Hoyuk(2006)

★ 6.22–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

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Action PointsModular BoardSimulation

Minigolf Designer(2020)

★ 7.81–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Leader 1: Hell of the North(2011)

★ 7.72–10 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Modular BoardRaceSimulation

Leader 1(2008)

★ 7.02–10 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Modular BoardRaceSimulation

Lost Valley(2004)

★ 6.73–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Modular BoardPoint to Point MovementTile Placement

Giro d'Italia: The Game(2009)

★ 7.12–10 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Modular BoardSimulation

Horizons(2018)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Lost Valley: The Yukon Goldrush 1896(2014)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardTile Placement

Legend: History of 1000 Miglia(2012)

★ 7.61–6 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

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