SEED GAME#13204 BGG all-time

This Game is Bonkers!(1978)

★ 5.8 BGG2–4 players10 minWeight 1.29
Dice RollingHand ManagementRoll / Spin and Move

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Flizz & Miez(2014)

★ 5.82–4 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementRoll / Spin and Move

Race Through Space(1988)

★ 5.62–4 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardRoll / Spin and Move

Engine, Engine No. 9(2010)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingRoll / Spin and MoveTile Placement

Ogre Castle(2009)

★ 6.73–4 players60 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementRoll / Spin and Move

Coloretto(1993)

★ 6.61–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingTile Placement

Unicorn Glitterluck: Cloud Crystals(2014)

★ 5.82–4 players10 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

Loch Ness(2010)

★ 6.02–5 players20 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementRoll / Spin and Move

Gormenghast: The Board Game(2013)

★ 6.02–4 players60 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Burdigala(2011)

★ 5.92–4 players45 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementRoll / Spin and Move

A Fistful of Daisies(2020)

★ 5.92–4 players20 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingRoll / Spin and Move

Bania(2014)

★ 5.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Cthulhu!!!: Hastur La Vista, Baby!(2014)

★ 5.72–6 players75 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardRoll / Spin and Move

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