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18 games like FITS

The best games like FITS are Azul, NMBR 9 and Take it Easy! — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Azul shares abstract strategy, puzzle, pattern building with FITS.

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

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

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1. 1. Azul (2017)
   2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs FITS: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
   View Azul on Amazon →
2. 2. NMBR 9 (2017)
   1–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
   Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Bingo, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 3 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs FITS: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~25 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View NMBR 9 on Amazon →
3. 3. Take it Easy! (1983)
   1–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
   Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Bingo, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 3 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (100%)
   vs FITS: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
   View Take it Easy! on Amazon →
4. 4. Cottage Garden (2016)
   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs FITS: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
5. 5. Patchwork Winter Edition (2014)
   2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Tile Placement · 1 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs FITS: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
6. 6. Project L (2020)
   1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs FITS: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
7. 7. Seikatsu A Pet's Life (2017)
   1–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs FITS: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~22 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
8. 8. Miyabi (2019)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs FITS: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
9. 9. Spring Meadow (2018)
   1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs FITS: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. Nova Luna (2019)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Tile Placement · 1 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs FITS: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
11. 11. Realm of Sand (2018)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs FITS: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
12. 12. Crystallo (2018)
    1 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs FITS: both play at 1 · ~20 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
13. 13. Tiny Towns (2019)
    1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Bingo, Pattern Building · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs FITS: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
14. 14. New York Zoo (2020)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Tile Placement · 1 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs FITS: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
15. 15. Karuba (2015)
    2–4 players · 30–40 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with FITS: Puzzle, Bingo, Tile Placement · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs FITS: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
16. 16. Mensa Connections (2004)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs FITS: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
17. 17. Swordcrafters (2018)
    1–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs FITS: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
18. 18. Dragon Castle (2017)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with FITS: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of FITS’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs FITS: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier

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