SEED GAME#26783 BGG all-time

Archmage Origins(2017)

★ 5.2 BGG2–4 players10 minWeight 1.00
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMemory

Games like Archmage Origins

Looking for games like Archmage Origins? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Rule the Roost(2012)

★ 6.12–4 players15 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMemory

CABO (Second Edition)(2019)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemorySet Collection

Goblin Grapple(2020)

★ 8.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTake That

Four Tribes(2013)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMemory

Cabo(2010)

★ 7.12–5 players30 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemory

In Front of the Elevators(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Hack Trick(2015)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Mamma Mia!(1998)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemory

Lost Legacy: Flying Garden(2013)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryPlayer Elimination

Omerta(2019)

★ 7.03–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTake That

Mamma Mia! Plus(2009)

★ 7.02–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemory

Scram!(2023)

★ 7.03–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTeam-Based Game

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