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18 games like Ubongo

The best games like Ubongo are Azul, Calico and Sagrada — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Azul shares puzzle, pattern building, set collection with Ubongo.

Every alternative below links to its own Ubongo-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s puzzle / real-time shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Ubongo’s 1.5 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 Ubongo: Puzzle, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 2 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Ubongo: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~13 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Azul on Amazon →
2. 2. Calico (2020)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 2 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Ubongo: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~13 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Calico on Amazon →
3. 3. Sagrada (2017)
   1–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 2 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Ubongo: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~13 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Sagrada on Amazon →
4. 4. Swish (2011)
   2–6 players · 10 min · ★ 6.1 · Light
   Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Real-time, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 2 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Ubongo: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
5. 5. Set! (1988)
   1–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Real-time, Set Collection · 1 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ubongo: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 20 · about the same length · same complexity
6. 6. Cottage Garden (2016)
   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building · 2 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Ubongo: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~28 min longer · +0.4 heavier
7. 7. A Feast for Odin (2016)
   1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building · 2 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (67%)
   vs Ubongo: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~50 min longer · +2.3 heavier
8. 8. Patchwork Winter Edition (2014)
   2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Grid Coverage · 1 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ubongo: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
9. 9. Dr. Eureka (2015)
   2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
   Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Real-time, Pattern Building · 1 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ubongo: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
10. 10. Dimension (2014)
    1–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
    Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Real-time, Pattern Building · 1 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ubongo: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
11. 11. Mondo (2011)
    1–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Real-time, Pattern Building · 1 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ubongo: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
12. 12. Indian Summer (2017)
    1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building · 2 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Ubongo: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~13 min longer · +0.6 heavier
13. 13. Gingerbread House (2018)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 2 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Ubongo: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
14. 14. Seikatsu A Pet's Life (2017)
    1–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 2 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Ubongo: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. Miyabi (2019)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Pattern Building, Set Collection · 2 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Ubongo: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min longer · +0.5 heavier
16. 16. Spring Meadow (2018)
    1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building · 2 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Ubongo: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~13 min longer · +0.3 heavier
17. 17. The Isle of Cats (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Grid Coverage, Pattern Building · 2 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Ubongo: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~50 min longer · +0.8 heavier
18. 18. Tuki (2019)
    2–4 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
    Shares with Ubongo: Puzzle, Real-time, Pattern Building · 1 of Ubongo’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ubongo: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~13 min longer · 0.4 lighter

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