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Magic Number Eleven(2024)

★ 7.4 BGG2 playersWeight 2.22
ConnectionsHand ManagementPattern Building

Games like Magic Number Eleven

Looking for games like Magic Number Eleven? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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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Sanssouci(2013)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingTile Placement

Patterns(2023)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Connections + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementConnections

No Return(2019)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingPush Your Luck

Neotopia(2023)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action PointsHand ManagementPattern Building

Town 77(2023)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Sagani(2020)

★ 7.11–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Connections + 2 more

ConnectionsMatchingOpen Drafting

The Stars Are Right(2008)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardPattern Building

Rainforest(2022)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Connections + 2 more

ConnectionsOpen DraftingPattern Building

Ingenious(2004)

★ 7.11–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementHexagon GridHighest-Lowest Scoring

COGZ(2015)

★ 7.02–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMemoryModular Board

Azul: Summer Pavilion(2019)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Reef(2018)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementLayeringPattern Building

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