SEED GAME#1050 BGG all-time

Scoville(2014)

★ 7.1 BGG2–6 players60 minWeight 2.78
Auction / BiddingGrid MovementOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Games like Scoville

Looking for games like Scoville? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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New Amsterdam(2012)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingAuction: Once Around

Ceylon(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsGrid Movement

Riverboat(2017)

★ 7.42–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Set Collection

Action DraftingHexagon GridOpen Drafting

Lowlands(2018)

★ 7.42–4 players50 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Set Collection

Action PointsSet CollectionTile Placement

Glen More II: Chronicles(2019)

★ 7.92–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Commodity SpeculationGrid MovementMarket

Key Harvest(2007)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Auction / BiddingSet CollectionTile Placement

Colosseum(2007)

★ 7.23–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Auction / BiddingDice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

ZÈRTZ(1999)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementMap ReductionSet Collection

Blue Moon City(2006)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHand Management

Container(2007)

★ 7.23–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Auction / BiddingAuction: Sealed BidCommodity Speculation

Railway Boom(2025)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Auction / BiddingEnd Game BonusesIncome

Keythedral(2002)

★ 7.02–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Auction / BiddingModular BoardSet Collection

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