SEED GAME#6021 BGG all-time

Havalandi(2023)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.09
ConnectionsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Games like Havalandi

Looking for games like Havalandi? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Blue Lagoon(2018)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Connections + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceChainingConnections

Ingenious(2004)

★ 7.11–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Hand ManagementHexagon GridHighest-Lowest Scoring

Cascadero(2024)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Connections + 2 more

ChainingConnectionsHexagon Grid

Cascadia(2021)

★ 7.91–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHexagon GridOpen Drafting

Ta Yü(1999)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Connections + 1 more

ConnectionsTeam-Based GameTile Placement

Dragon Castle(2017)

★ 7.11–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more

End Game BonusesLayeringOpen Drafting

Gemblo(2003)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Grid CoverageHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Samurai(1998)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Thunder Road: Vendetta(2023)

★ 7.92–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingDie Icon ResolutionGrid Movement

Akros(2020)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Through the Desert(1998)

★ 7.22–5 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Connections + 2 more

ChainingConnectionsEnclosure

Combi-Nations(2022)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Hexagon GridModular BoardTile Placement

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