SEED GAME#25378 BGG all-time

The Garden Game(1980)

★ 6.0 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.67
Roll / Spin and MoveSet CollectionTrading

Games like The Garden Game

Looking for games like The Garden Game? 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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La Ruta del Tesoro(1980)

★ 5.92–6 players90 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 2 more

Roll / Spin and MoveSet CollectionTrading

Why(1958)

★ 5.72–4 players45 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 2 more

Roll / Spin and MoveSet CollectionTrading

Made for Trade(1984)

★ 4.92–6 players60 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 2 more

Roll / Spin and MoveSet CollectionTrading

Gazdálkodj Okosan!(1960)

★ 4.52–7 players45 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 2 more

Roll / Spin and MoveSet CollectionTrading

Make Your Own Opoly(1998)

★ 4.22–6 players60 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 2 more

Roll / Spin and MoveSet CollectionTrading

NFL-opoly(1994)

★ 4.22–6 players60 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Roll / Spin and Move + 2 more

Roll / Spin and MoveSet CollectionTrading

Ladybohn: Manche mögen's heiss!(2007)

★ 7.03–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionTrading

Bohnanza: 20 Jahre(2017)

★ 7.33–5 players45 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTrading

Jaliz(2018)

★ 7.73–7 players45 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTrading

Matryoshka(2016)

★ 6.53–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTrading

Freak Shop(2016)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionTrading

Wheedle(2002)

★ 6.24–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

InvestmentSet CollectionTrading

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