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LOTS: A Competitive Tower Building Game(2020)

★ 7.0 BGG1–4 players20 minWeight 1.33
Pattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire GameStacking and Balancing

Games like LOTS: A Competitive Tower Building Game

Looking for games like LOTS: A Competitive Tower Building Game? 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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Downtown Las Palmas(2025)

★ 6.51 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
77/100

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Pattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire GameStacking and Balancing

A Gentle Rain(2021)

★ 7.61 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
70/100

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Arraial(2018)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Action PointsPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Topito(2017)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Pattern BuildingStacking and Balancing

Lift it!(2012)

★ 6.21–8 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Pattern BuildingStacking and BalancingTeam-Based Game

Kittin(2020)

★ 6.22–8 playersWeight 1.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Pattern BuildingReal-TimeStacking and Balancing

Make 'n' Break(2004)

★ 6.02–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Pattern BuildingReal-TimeStacking and Balancing

Make 'n' Break: Circus(2014)

★ 6.02–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Pattern BuildingStacking and Balancing

Making Manhattan(2021)

★ 7.11–2 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Open DraftingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Zebra(2024)

★ 7.31–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Paper-and-PencilPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Framework(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Open DraftingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Gridcannon(2019)

★ 7.01 players5 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Pattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

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