Operation: Maccabee(2010)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Sortie(2007)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Berserk: Knights and Villains(2013)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
HeroCard Champion of New Olympia(2006)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Crossbows & Catapults: Fortress War(2024)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Dungeon Raiders(2018)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Heldentaufe(2017)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Smash Up: Awesome Level 9000(2013)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Mr. Jack(2006)
Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more
Munchkin: Critical Role(2021)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Dungeoneer: Realm of the Ice Witch(2005)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Riftforce(2021)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
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