SEED GAME#21194 BGG all-time

TimeLine(2003)

★ 5.8 BGG2–5 players10 minWeight 2.04

Commodity SpeculationPattern BuildingPick-up and Deliver

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Looking for games like TimeLine? 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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Star Cartel(2017)

★ 6.43–6 playersWeight 2.4

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64/100

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Flamecraft Duals(2025)

★ 8.01–2 players30 minWeight 1.7

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64/100

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Reef(2018)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.8

ISO Match

63/100

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Hand ManagementLayeringPattern Building

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Conspiracy: Abyss Universe(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.8

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63/100

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Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

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Warsaw: City of Ruins(2016)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.2

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63/100

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Closed DraftingPattern BuildingSimultaneous Action Selection

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Lanterns: The Harvest Festival(2015)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.5

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63/100

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Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet Collection

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Cottage Garden(2016)

★ 6.81–4 players60 minWeight 1.9

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63/100

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Downstream(2022)

★ 7.22 players10 minWeight 2.0

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63/100

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IOTA(2012)

★ 6.22–4 playersWeight 1.9

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63/100

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Ingenious: Travel Edition(2006)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 1.9

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63/100

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Hand ManagementHighest-Lowest ScoringPattern Building

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Ecosystem(2019)

★ 7.02–6 playersWeight 1.6

ISO Match

63/100

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Closed DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

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Superstore 3000(2024)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.9

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63/100

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