Malediction(2025)
Games like Malediction
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Wiz-War (Eighth Edition)(2012)
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Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire(2017)
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Frostgrave(2015)
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Masters of the Universe: Battleground(2022)
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Warhammer Underworlds: Nethermaze(2022)
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Frostgrave: Second Edition(2020)
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Dust Tactics(2010)
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De Bellis Antiquitatis: Quick Play Wargame Rules with Army Lists for Ancient and Medieval Battles(1990)
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Warhammer Underworlds: Gnarlwood(2022)
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Moonstone(2016)
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Warhammer Underworlds: Deathgorge(2023)
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Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault(2018)
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