SEED GAME#10972 BGG all-time

Trellis(2018)

★ 5.9 BGG2–4 players20 minWeight 1.05
EnclosureHexagon GridPattern Building

Games like Trellis

Looking for games like Trellis? 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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Six(2003)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Hexagon GridPattern BuildingTeam-Based Game

Lanterns: The Harvest Festival(2015)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet Collection

Butterfly Garden(2012)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Hexagon GridNetwork and Route BuildingPoint to Point Movement

Cascadia Junior(2025)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Hexagon GridOpen DraftingPattern Building

Punto(2018)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Pattern BuildingTeam-Based GameTile Placement

DONUTS(2023)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Enclosure + 1 more

EnclosureSquare GridTile Placement

Chartae(2019)

★ 6.42 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Modular BoardPattern BuildingSquare Grid

Polyssimo Challenge(2018)

★ 7.02–4 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Enclosure + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureTile Placement

Piazza(2023)

★ 6.52–4 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Pattern BuildingTile Placement

Wild Flowers(2024)

★ 6.71–4 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingTile Placement

Lifeline(2022)

★ 5.62 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Enclosure + 3 more

ChainingEnclosureHexagon Grid

TREXO(2015)

★ 6.42 players10 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Pattern BuildingTile Placement

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