SEED GAME#1105 BGG all-time

Lanterns: The Harvest Festival(2015)

★ 6.9 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 1.54
Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet Collection

Games like Lanterns: The Harvest Festival

Looking for games like Lanterns: The Harvest Festival? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and 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

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Seikatsu(2017)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
81/100

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Ingenious: Travel Edition(2006)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
78/100

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Wasabi!(2008)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
78/100

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Maharani(2012)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
77/100

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Pattern BuildingSet CollectionTile Placement

Qwirkle Flex(2025)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
77/100

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Latice(2015)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
77/100

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Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSquare Grid

Café International(1989)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
77/100

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Hand ManagementPattern BuildingTile Placement

Wild Flowers(2024)

★ 6.71–4 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
76/100

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Hand ManagementPattern BuildingTile Placement

Knights Poker(2019)

★ 6.62 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
76/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTile Placement

Reef(2018)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
75/100

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Hand ManagementLayeringPattern Building

DuCo(2013)

★ 5.71–5 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
74/100

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Pattern BuildingSet CollectionTile Placement

Rummikub Twist(2016)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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