SEED GAME#28196 BGG all-time

Machina(2002)

★ 5.2 BGG2–8 players45 minWeight 1.25
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Games like Machina

Looking for games like Machina? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on the chase to complete the right combinations 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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Enchanted Plumes(2021)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Corsari(2003)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Huang Dih: O Grande Imperador(2006)

★ 6.53–5 players60 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Guillotine(1998)

★ 6.52–5 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Twilight Sparkle's Secret Shipfic Folder(2014)

★ 7.52–5 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet Collection

Skulls of Sedlec(2020)

★ 7.42–3 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

Ticket to Ride: Germany(2017)

★ 7.62–5 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Medical Frontier(2017)

★ 5.92–5 players45 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action PointsHand ManagementPattern Building

Morels(2012)

★ 7.02 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Ticket to Ride: London(2019)

★ 7.02–4 players10 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Lanterns: The Harvest Festival(2015)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSet Collection

Kyoto Protocol(2015)

★ 6.52–7 players15 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

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