SEED GAME#5853 BGG all-time

Minerals(2019)

★ 7.1 BGG2–5 playersWeight 1.86
Grid MovementModular BoardPattern Building

Games like Minerals

Looking for games like Minerals? 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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Northwest(2025)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Grid MovementPattern BuildingSet Collection

Lanterns: The Harvest Festival(2015)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet Collection

Aqualin(2020)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementSet CollectionSquare Grid

Dreamwell(2016)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Action PointsGrid MovementModular Board

Maharani(2012)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Pattern BuildingSet CollectionTile Placement

Botanists(2019)

★ 6.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Pattern BuildingPattern RecognitionSet Collection

Einstein: His Amazing Life and Incomparable Science(2017)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingPattern Building

DuCo(2013)

★ 5.71–5 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Pattern BuildingSet CollectionTile Placement

Black Souls(2018)

★ 6.31–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

Auction / BiddingModular BoardPattern Building

FYFE(2022)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Pattern BuildingSet CollectionTile Placement

Beez(2020)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

ContractsGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra(2018)

★ 7.32–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

End Game BonusesModular BoardOpen Drafting

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