This Game is Bonkers!(1978)
Games like This Game is Bonkers!
Looking for games like This Game is Bonkers!? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Flizz & Miez(2014)
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Race Through Space(1988)
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Engine, Engine No. 9(2010)
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Ogre Castle(2009)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Coloretto(1993)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Unicorn Glitterluck: Cloud Crystals(2014)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Loch Ness(2010)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Gormenghast: The Board Game(2013)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Burdigala(2011)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
A Fistful of Daisies(2020)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Bania(2014)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Cthulhu!!!: Hastur La Vista, Baby!(2014)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
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