SEED GAME#13251 BGG all-time

Magical Friends and How to Summon Them(2023)

★ 7.2 BGG2–5 players60 minWeight 2.33
Moving Multiple UnitsRaceTrack Movement

Games like Magical Friends and How to Summon Them

Looking for games like Magical Friends and How to Summon Them? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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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ISO Match
61/100

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Century: Golem Edition – An Endless World(2020)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Variable Set-up

Action RetrievalContractsSet Collection

Dungeons & Dragons: The Yawning Portal(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Race

Increase Value of Unchosen ResourcesMatchingPattern Recognition

Grail Cup(2023)

★ 5.53–8 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Race + 1 more

Closed DraftingRaceTrack Movement

Thunder Alley(2014)

★ 7.32–7 players90 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Race + 1 more

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Megaland(2018)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Race + 2 more

IncomeNeighbor ScopeOpen Drafting

Urgency(2020)

★ 9.02 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Race + 1 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingRace

Charioteer(2022)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Race + 1 more

Hand ManagementRaceSet Collection

Rise(2022)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Track Movement + 1 more

End Game BonusesTrack MovementVariable Set-up

Robin of Locksley(2019)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Race + 1 more

Modular BoardRaceSet Collection

Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Ready, Steady, Worm!(2021)

★ 6.32–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Race + 1 more

Dice RollingRaceTrack Movement

Dungeon Kart(2024)

★ 7.32–8 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Race + 1 more

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