SEED GAME#7063 BGG all-time

The Institute for Magical Arts(2015)

★ 6.8 BGG2 playersWeight 1.82
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like The Institute for Magical Arts

Looking for games like The Institute for Magical Arts? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

KAPOW!(2019)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

KAPOW! Volume 2(2023)

★ 7.31–4 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Ragnarök: Aesir and Jötunn(2011)

★ 6.82 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Gangster Dice(2015)

★ 7.12–4 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Dice Miner(2021)

★ 7.31–4 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Rivals: Masters of the Deep(2015)

★ 5.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingGrid Movement

7 Ronin(2013)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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The Towers of Arkhanos(2019)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Pacific Rim: Extinction(2018)

★ 7.32–6 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingSimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

Dice Throne: Season Two – Battle Chest(2018)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

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Lumeria: War of the Gods(2021)

★ 7.12 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingGrid Movement

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