Phantom(2012)
Games like Phantom
Looking for games like Phantom? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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
Hemloch(2011)
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Great Wall of China(2006)
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Der Herr der Ringe: Die Gefährten – Das Kartenspiel(2001)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
One Zero One(2013)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Scarab Lords(2002)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Hemloch: Midnight Edition(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Shadowrun: Zero Day(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Orb Hunters(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Big Easy Busking(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Retreat to Darkmoor(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Stone & Relic(2013)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Manhattan(1994)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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