NMBR 9 / Similar games

18 games like NMBR 9

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

Every alternative below links to its own NMBR 9-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s abstract strategy / number shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of NMBR 9’s 1.2 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 · games like Azul →
   Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~18 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Azul on Amazon →
2. 2. Take it Easy! (1983)
   1–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
   Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Bingo, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 3 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
   View Take it Easy! on Amazon →
3. 3. FITS (2009)
   1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.6 · Light · games like FITS →
   Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Bingo, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 3 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View FITS on Amazon →
4. 4. Cottage Garden (2016)
   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · games like Cottage Garden →
   Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~33 min longer · +0.7 heavier
5. 5. Patchwork Winter Edition (2014)
   2 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · games like Patchwork Winter Edition →
   Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Tile Placement · 1 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs NMBR 9: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
6. 6. Karuba (2015)
   2–4 players · 30–40 min · ★ 7.2 · Light · games like Karuba →
   Shares with NMBR 9: Puzzle, Bingo, Simultaneous Action Selection, Tile Placement · 3 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
7. 7. Project L (2020)
   1–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~10 min longer · +0.5 heavier
8. 8. Seikatsu A Pet's Life (2017)
   1–4 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. Spring Meadow (2018)
   1–4 players · 15–60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~18 min longer · +0.6 heavier
10. 10. Nova Luna (2019)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · games like Nova Luna →
    Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Tile Placement · 1 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.7 heavier
11. 11. Haru Ichiban (2014)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Simultaneous Action Selection · 2 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs NMBR 9: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Crystallo (2018)
    1 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs NMBR 9: both play at 1 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
13. 13. Mensa Connections (2004)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like Mensa Connections →
    Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.7 heavier
14. 14. Swordcrafters (2018)
    1–5 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. Limes (2014)
    1–2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with NMBR 9: Puzzle, Bingo, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 3 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 1–2 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
16. 16. Orchard A 9 card solitaire game (2018)
    1 players · 5–10 min · ★ 7.5 · Light
    Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs NMBR 9: both play at 1 · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
17. 17. Qwirkle Collector's Edition (2006)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light · games like Qwirkle Collector's Edition →
    Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Pattern Building, Tile Placement · 2 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~25 min longer · +0.4 heavier
18. 18. Rummikub (1977)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light · games like Rummikub →
    Shares with NMBR 9: Abstract Strategy, Number, Tile Placement · 1 of NMBR 9’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs NMBR 9: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~40 min longer · +0.5 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full NMBR 9 fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.