SEED GAME#22813 BGG all-time

Summertime(2006)

★ 5.7 BGG2 players30 minWeight 1.56
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Games like Summertime

Looking for games like Summertime? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Tri-Virsity(1988)

★ 4.71–8 players10 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Codex Naturalis(2021)

★ 7.21–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementLayeringOpen Drafting

Enchanted Plumes(2021)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Animix(2020)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Conspiracy: Abyss Universe(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

Naishi(2024)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Burger Up(2016)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingTile Placement

Walking in Provence(2019)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

LayeringOpen DraftingPattern Building

HUE(2015)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingTile Placement

Best Treehouse Ever(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Closed DraftingOpen DraftingPattern Building

Mesozooic(2018)

★ 6.32–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingTile Placement

Juices(2019)

★ 6.52–10 players20 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

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