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Malediction(2025)

★ 8.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.60
Action PointsBetting and BluffingCritical Hits and Failures

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Looking for games like Malediction? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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