SEED GAME#6657 BGG all-time

NUT(2017)

★ 6.6 BGG2–3 playersWeight 1.43
FollowLayeringMove Through Deck

Games like NUT

Looking for games like NUT? 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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Akropolis(2022)

★ 7.51–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Auction: DutchEnd Game BonusesLayering

Hens(2023)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Ankh'or(2019)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Layering + 4 more

LayeringOpen DraftingPattern Building

Savannah Park(2021)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Follow + 3 more

FollowPattern BuildingScore-and-Reset Game

Forever Home(2023)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Azul(2017)

★ 7.72–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

ChainingEnd Game BonusesGrid Coverage

Botanik(2021)

★ 7.52 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 4 more

End Game BonusesModular BoardNetwork and Route Building

Animix(2020)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

In the Footsteps of Darwin(2023)

★ 7.32–5 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Layering + 3 more

End Game BonusesGrid CoverageLayering

Conspiracy: Abyss Universe(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

Loco Momo(2020)

★ 6.41–4 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingPattern Movement

Gloomy Graves(2020)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Layering + 4 more

Hand ManagementLayeringOpen Drafting

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