SEED GAME#24330 BGG all-time

Pier 18(2021)

★ 5.6 BGG2–3 players5 minWeight 1.67
Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

Games like Pier 18

Looking for games like Pier 18? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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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Conspiracy: Abyss Universe(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
79/100

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Quilt Show(2014)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
76/100

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Oh my park!(2022)

★ 6.72–5 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

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Micropolis(2018)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTile Placement

Wasabi!(2008)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
73/100

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Walking in Provence(2019)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

LayeringOpen DraftingPattern Building

Ankh'or(2019)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

LayeringOpen DraftingPattern Building

Queenz: To Bee or Not to Bee(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

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Skulls of Sedlec(2020)

★ 7.42–3 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

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Fathom(2025)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

Zoo-ography(2021)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

Lanterns: The Harvest Festival(2015)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet Collection

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