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Gingham(2025)

★ 7.3 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.40
Auction: DutchChainingConnections

Games like Gingham

Looking for games like Gingham? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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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Through the Desert(1998)

★ 7.22–5 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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ChainingConnectionsEnclosure

Blue Lagoon(2018)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceChainingConnections

Warp & Weft(2024)

★ 7.02–5 players25 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

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ChainingConnectionsEnd Game Bonuses

Cascadero(2024)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Chaining + 1 more

ChainingConnectionsHexagon Grid

Nebula(2023)

★ 7.62–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Connections + 1 more

ConnectionsEnd Game BonusesGrid Coverage

Feed the ducks(2011)

★ 7.02–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Connections + 1 more

Area MovementConnectionsGrid Movement

Nyakuza(2014)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Connections + 1 more

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Hive(2001)

★ 7.32 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Enclosure

EnclosureGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Ayu(2011)

★ 7.92 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Chaining + 1 more

ChainingConnectionsPoint to Point Movement

Meridians(2021)

★ 6.82 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Chaining + 1 more

ChainingEnclosureHexagon Grid

Samurai(1998)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Enclosure + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Tipperary(2023)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Chaining + 1 more

ChainingConnectionsEnd Game Bonuses

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