Table feel
Moderately interactive game with a good balance of direct and strategic confrontation. Players frequently need to pay attention to each other's actions, but cooperation is not a major focus.
Magnet
Players
2
Time
?-?
Age
8+
Weight
2.33
Rating
6.25
Fit
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
3.9
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.0
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Magnet has a high variability gameboard, offering different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and allows players to improve their strategies over time. The player interaction score is average. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. It is moderately easy to learn, offering a good balance between depth and accessibility. Overall, Magnet has a strong replayability score of 7.85 out of 10.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Magnet is 6, indicating a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is influenced by both luck and player strategy, making it a moderately luck-dependent game.
Overview
Magnet won 2010 Runner Up Abstract Game of the Year in Games Magazine. An abstract game where players try to get their king to the middle of the board. Each player has 12 blocks, 11 of which can be promoted 1, 2, or 3 times, thus increasing their movement capability (the king cannot be promoted so don't promote all your other pieces, or you will give away your king's location). A "magnet," a black pawn, is placed on a gridded point and affects all of a player's pieces on lines radiating out from that point, moving them closer to the magnet. You can capture other pieces in this way, removing them from the board.
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Credits
Designers
1
Matt Calkins
Artists
1
Andy Hull
Publishers
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Z-Man Games
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