SEED GAME#10119 BGG all-time

Making Manhattan(2021)

★ 7.1 BGG1–2 playersWeight 1.67
Open DraftingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Making Manhattan

Looking for games like Making Manhattan? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table. 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

The Great Evening Banquet(2025)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Tenby(2025)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Action DraftingOpen DraftingPattern Building

Skulls of Sedlec(2020)

★ 7.42–3 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

Town Builder: Coevorden(2019)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingSolo / Solitaire Game

Zebra(2024)

★ 7.31–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Paper-and-PencilPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Self Careless(2023)

★ 7.11–2 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Pattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire GameSquare Grid

Pocket Farm(2022)

★ 6.91–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

LayeringOpen DraftingPattern Building

Naishi(2024)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Atua(2023)

★ 6.71–6 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

ConnectionsOpen DraftingSolo / Solitaire Game

Framework(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Pyramids(2017)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingPattern Building

Lord of the Rings: The Adventure Deck Game(2011)

★ 6.91 players5 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingPush Your LuckSolo / Solitaire Game

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