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SETUP(2023)

★ 6.1 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.21
ConnectionsHand ManagementSet Collection

Games like SETUP

Looking for games like SETUP? 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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★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.5
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68/100

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★ 7.62 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Lanterns: The Harvest Festival(2015)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Constellations(2017)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

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Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game(2020)

★ 6.92–6 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Scopa(1600)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Hand ManagementMemorySet Collection

Mystery Rummy: Murders in the Rue Morgue(1999)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

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duck! duck! SAFARI!(2009)

★ 6.02–5 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Hungry(1995)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

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Plato 3000(2012)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTeam-Based Game

Bees: The Secret Kingdom(2019)

★ 6.32–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Hand ManagementSet CollectionTeam-Based Game

Sky Tango(2012)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
64/100

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