SEED GAME#16833 BGG all-time

Gridstones(2008)

★ 6.5 BGG2–7 players20 minWeight 1.22
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Games like Gridstones

Looking for games like Gridstones? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo. 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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Triovision(2008)

★ 6.41–6 playersWeight 1.3
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Katamino(1992)

★ 6.51–2 playersWeight 1.8
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78/100

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Col-Or-Form(2014)

★ 6.32–4 players20 minWeight 1.0
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78/100

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Tribe(2017)

★ 6.42–5 players30 minWeight 1.5
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77/100

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All Queens Chess(2008)

★ 5.92 players5 minWeight 1.3
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77/100

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Connect 4 (Revised Edition)(2008)

★ 5.32 players15 minWeight 1.3
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76/100

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Hop Hop Hooray!(2007)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.1
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76/100

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Toot and Otto(2004)

★ 5.02 players15 minWeight 1.0
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76/100

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Leg los!(2014)

★ 6.63–6 players30 minWeight 1.0
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76/100

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Super Mario Match: The Crazy Cube Game(2018)

★ 4.82 players15 minWeight 1.0
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76/100

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Stealing Bundles

★ 4.62–4 players15 minWeight 1.2
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75/100

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