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18 games like Dominoes

The best games like Dominoes are Azul, Project L and Mensa Connections — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Azul shares abstract strategy, pattern building, tile placement with Dominoes.

Every alternative below links to its own Dominoes-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy / game system shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Dominoes’s 1.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Azul (2017)

   2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · See Azul alternatives →

   Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Dominoes: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Azul →
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   2. Project L (2020)

   1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light

   Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Video Game Theme, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Dominoes: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Project L →
3. 

   3. Mensa Connections (2004)

   1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Mensa Connections alternatives →

   Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Team-Based Game, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Dominoes: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Mensa Connections →
4. 

   4. Dragon Castle (2017)

   2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Dragon Castle alternatives →

   Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Dominoes: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
5. 

   5. Santorini (2016)

   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · See Santorini alternatives →

   Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Team-Based Game · 3 shared tags · 2 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Dominoes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
6. 

   6. Cathedral (1978)

   2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light · See Cathedral alternatives →

   Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Dominoes: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
7. 

   7. Qwirkle Cubes (2009)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Medium-light

   Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Dominoes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
8. 

   8. Cottage Garden (2016)

   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Cottage Garden alternatives →

   Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Dominoes: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~23 min longer · +0.5 heavier
9. 

   9. Patchwork Winter Edition (2014)

   2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · See Patchwork Winter Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Tile Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (25%)

   vs Dominoes: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
10. 

    10. Orchard A 9 card solitaire game (2018)

    1 players · 5–10 min · ★ 7.5 · Light

    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Dominoes: no player-count overlap (1 vs 2–10) · plays solo · ~22 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
11. 

    11. Qwirkle Collector's Edition (2006)

    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · See Qwirkle Collector's Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Dominoes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
12. 

    12. NMBR 9 (2017)

    1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Light · See NMBR 9 alternatives →

    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Dominoes: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~10 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
13. 

    13. Crystallo (2018)

    1 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Dominoes: no player-count overlap (1 vs 2–10) · plays solo · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
14. 

    14. Winning Together (1991)

    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Winning Together alternatives →

    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition · 3 shared tags · 2 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Dominoes: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
15. 

    15. IOTA (2012)

    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Dominoes: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
16. 

    16. Ingenious Travel Edition (2006)

    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Dominoes: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
17. 

    17. Punto (2018)

    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light

    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Team-Based Game, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Dominoes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
18. 

    18. Six (2003)

    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light

    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Team-Based Game, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Dominoes’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Dominoes: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Dominoes fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.