SEED GAME#22456 BGG all-time

Operation: Maccabee(2010)

★ 6.9 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 1.67
Area MovementHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Games like Operation: Maccabee

Looking for games like Operation: Maccabee? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

Sortie(2007)

★ 5.82–6 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementHexagon GridSimultaneous Action Selection

Berserk: Knights and Villains(2013)

★ 6.22 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingHand Management

HeroCard Champion of New Olympia(2006)

★ 5.62–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementHand ManagementModular Board

Crossbows & Catapults: Fortress War(2024)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

FlickingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Dungeon Raiders(2018)

★ 7.13–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTake That

Heldentaufe(2017)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingHexagon Grid

Smash Up: Awesome Level 9000(2013)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Mr. Jack(2006)

★ 7.02 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Grid MovementHexagon GridOpen Drafting

Munchkin: Critical Role(2021)

★ 6.73–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Dungeoneer: Realm of the Ice Witch(2005)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementModular Board

Riftforce(2021)

★ 7.22 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingRace

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