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18 games like Mage Knight Board Game

The best games like Mage Knight Board Game are Dungeon Alliance, Gloomhaven and Too Many Bones — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Dungeon Alliance shares adventure, exploration, fantasy with Mage Knight Board Game.

Every alternative below links to its own Mage Knight Board Game-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s adventure / exploration shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 4.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Dungeon Alliance (2018)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Cooperative Game, Deck, Grid Movement +1 more · 5 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (83%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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  2. 2. Gloomhaven (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game · 1 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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  3. 3. Too Many Bones (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Deck, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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  4. 4. Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) (2012)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 4 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min shorter · 1.1 lighter
  5. 5. War of the Ring Second Edition (2012)
    2–4 players · 150–180 min · ★ 8.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  6. 6. Mansions of Madness Second Edition (2016)
    1–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 3 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 1.6 lighter
  7. 7. Kingdom Death Monster (2015)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 8.6 · Heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 3 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
  8. 8. Tainted Grail The Fall of Avalon (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Deck, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 4 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min shorter · 1 lighter
  9. 9. Altar Quest (2020)
    1–4 players · 30–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Deck, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement +1 more · 5 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (83%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~90 min shorter · 1 lighter
  10. 10. Robinson Crusoe Adventures on the Cursed Island (2012)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Exploration, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  11. 11. Machina Arcana (Second\/Third Edition) (2019)
    1–4 players · 150 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 3 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
  12. 12. Shadows of Brimstone City of the Ancients (2014)
    1–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 3 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 1 lighter
  13. 13. Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls (2017)
    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 2 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~75 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  14. 14. Middle-earth (1995)
    1–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Fighting, Dice Rolling, Hand Management · 2 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  15. 15. Earth Reborn (2010)
    2–4 players · 180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Fighting, Card Drafting, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hand Management · 4 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
  16. 16. Spirit Island (2017)
    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Fantasy, Fighting, Cooperative Game, Hand Management · 2 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  17. 17. Dungeon Universalis (2019)
    1–6 players · 60–180 min · ★ 9.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling · 3 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  18. 18. Skull Tales Full Sail! (2019)
    1–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Mage Knight Board Game: Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 3 of Mage Knight Board Game’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Mage Knight Board Game: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Mage Knight Board Game?
Dungeon Alliance (2018) is the closest match to Mage Knight Board Game, sharing adventure, exploration, fantasy. It rates 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Mage Knight Board Game?
Dungeon Alliance, Gloomhaven, Too Many Bones are the top-ranked alternatives to Mage Knight Board Game in the MeeplePick database, matched on heavy complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Dungeon Alliance harder than Mage Knight Board Game?
Compared with Mage Knight Board Game, Dungeon Alliance is 0.7 lighter and ~30 min shorter (3.7 vs 4.3 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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