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Ingenious Extreme(2017)

★ 7.2 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 2.00
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Games like Ingenious Extreme

Looking for games like Ingenious Extreme? 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

Ingenious: Travel Edition(2006)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

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Donut Shop(2024)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

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Succulent(2020)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Flink(2016)

★ 7.82 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Philosophy(2023)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Four(2012)

★ 7.52 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Pent-Up(2014)

★ 7.32 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Cloomba(2018)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Kings Cribbage(1997)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

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Alpine Trails(2024)

★ 6.91–5 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Network and Route BuildingTile Placement

SEVEN(2013)

★ 7.32 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Immortal(2025)

★ 7.32–6 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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