Timberman(2017)
Games like Timberman
Looking for games like Timberman? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Noxford(2016)
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Infinite City(2009)
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Architectura(2018)
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City Blocks(2013)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Slide Blast(2016)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Graveyards, Ghosts & Haunted Houses(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Blokus Junior(2010)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Jacynth(2008)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Kigi(2014)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
In Front of the Elevators(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
The Strategy Game
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Carcassonne: Winter Edition(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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