SEED GAME#29173 BGG all-time

Magor the Magician(1993)

★ 4.0 BGG2–4 players10 minWeight 2.00
Rock-Paper-ScissorsSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Games like Magor the Magician

Looking for games like Magor the Magician? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Lost Worlds(1983)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Rock-Paper-Scissors + 1 more

Rock-Paper-ScissorsSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Hoity Toity(1990)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Rock-Paper-Scissors + 1 more

Rock-Paper-ScissorsSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Clash of the Ardennes(2022)

★ 7.22 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Rock-Paper-Scissors + 1 more

Rock-Paper-ScissorsTile PlacementTrack Movement

Rainforest City(2021)

★ 7.21–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Open DraftingSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Tumult Royale(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Push Your LuckSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Colosseum(2016)

★ 7.22 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Rock-Paper-Scissors + 1 more

Rock-Paper-ScissorsSimultaneous Action Selection

Muscat(2001)

★ 6.63–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Rock-Paper-Scissors + 1 more

Rock-Paper-ScissorsTile Placement

Finger Guns at High Noon(2019)

★ 6.43–8 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Rock-Paper-Scissors + 1 more

AlliancesRock-Paper-ScissorsSimultaneous Action Selection

The Grimm Forest(2018)

★ 7.12–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Rock-Paper-Scissors + 1 more

Rock-Paper-ScissorsSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Downtown(1996)

★ 6.33–6 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Simultaneous Action SelectionTile PlacementVoting

Pit Formula(2017)

★ 6.72–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Modular BoardSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Colorado County(1998)

★ 6.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Auction / BiddingSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

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