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18 games like Dominoes

The best games like Dominoes are Project L, Tara Ireland's Royal Board Game and Mensa Connections — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Project L shares abstract strategy, video game theme, pattern building with Dominoes.

Ranked alternatives to Dominoes (abstract strategy, game system), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Dominoes’s light weight.

  1. 1. 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
  2. 2. Tara Ireland's Royal Board Game (2004)
    2 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Game System, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition, Tile Placement
  3. 3. Mensa Connections (2004)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Team-Based Game, Tile Placement
  4. 4. Dragon Castle (2017)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition, Tile Placement
  5. 5. Cathedral (1978)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition, Tile Placement
  6. 6. IOTA (2012)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition, Tile Placement
  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
  8. 8. Six (2003)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Team-Based Game, Tile Placement
  9. 9. Score Four (1967)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition, Tile Placement
  10. 10. Crystallo (2018)
    1 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Pattern Recognition, Tile Placement
  11. 11. Punto (2018)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Team-Based Game, Tile Placement
  12. 12. Tetris Link and Tetris Link Travel (2011)
    2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.0 · Light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Video Game Theme, Pattern Building
  13. 13. Azul (2017)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement
  14. 14. Santorini (2016)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Team-Based Game
  15. 15. Qwirkle Collector's Edition (2006)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement
  16. 16. Azul Stained glass of Sintra \/ Les vitraux de Sintra (2018)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement
  17. 17. Sequence (1982)
    2–12 players · 10–30 min · ★ 6.0 · Light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Team-Based Game
  18. 18. Cottage Garden (2016)
    1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Dominoes: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Dominoes?
Project L (2020) is the closest match to Dominoes, sharing abstract strategy, video game theme, pattern building. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Dominoes?
Project L, Tara Ireland's Royal Board Game, Mensa Connections are the top-ranked alternatives to Dominoes in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.

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