SEED GAME#2773 BGG all-time

Ta Yü(1999)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.07
ConnectionsTeam-Based GameTile Placement

Games like Ta Yü

Looking for games like Ta Yü? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on 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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★ 7.62 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

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Eruption(2011)

★ 6.12–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

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Passtally(2018)

★ 6.52–3 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Six(2003)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

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Hexagon GridPattern BuildingTeam-Based Game

Big Bang 13.7(2018)

★ 6.81–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Pattern BuildingTeam-Based GameTile Placement

Spectrangle(1989)

★ 5.81–4 players45 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Under the Leaves(2025)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

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ChainingConnectionsTile Placement

CrossWise(2008)

★ 6.02–4 players20 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Aapep(2007)

★ 5.22–4 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

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Goblins, Inc.(2012)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingTeam-Based GameTile Placement

Jarnac(1977)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

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SpellingTeam-Based GameTile Placement

Saboteur: The Lost Mines(2018)

★ 6.33–9 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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