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18 games like Magic: The Gathering

The best games like Magic: The Gathering are A Game of Thrones The Card Game (Second Edition), Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game and Android Netrunner — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. A Game of Thrones The Card Game (Second Edition) shares bluffing, card game, collectible components with Magic: The Gathering.

Ranked alternatives to Magic: The Gathering (bluffing, card game), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Magic: The Gathering’s medium weight.

1. 1. A Game of Thrones The Card Game (Second Edition) (2015)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Bluffing, Card Game, Collectible Components, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management
2. 2. Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (1999)
   2 players · 20 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Card Game, Collectible Components, Fantasy, Fighting, Deck Construction, Hand Management, Take That
3. 3. Android Netrunner (2012)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Bluffing, Card Game, Collectible Components, Deck Construction, Hand Management, Take That
4. 4. A Game of Thrones The Card Game (2008)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Card Game, Collectible Components, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management
5. 5. Warhammer Invasion (2009)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Card Game, Collectible Components, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management
6. 6. Dragon's Gold (2001)
   3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Bluffing, Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That
7. 7. Dungeon Raiders (2011)
   3–5 players · 20–60 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
   Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Bluffing, Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That
8. 8. Middle-earth (1995)
   1–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Card Game, Collectible Components, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management
9. 9. Fast Forward FORTRESS (2017)
   2–4 players · 15 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
   Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Bluffing, Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That
10. 10. Deadlands Doomtown (1998)
    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Card Game, Collectible Components, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management
11. 11. Wyvern (1994)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 5.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Card Game, Collectible Components, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Interrupts
12. 12. Exceed Fighting System (2016)
    2 players · 5–30 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium
    Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Bluffing, Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management
13. 13. La Fallera Calavera (2014)
    2–5 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Bluffing, Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That
14. 14. Force of Will (2014)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Card Game, Collectible Components, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management
15. 15. Yashima Legend of the Kami Masters (2015)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Card Game, Collectible Components, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management
16. 16. Arkham Horror The Card Game (2016)
    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Card Game, Collectible Components, Fantasy, Deck Construction, Hand Management
17. 17. The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)
    1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Card Game, Collectible Components, Fantasy, Deck Construction, Hand Management
18. 18. Nightfall (2011)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Magic: The Gathering: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Take That

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