# Magic Maze

Magic Maze is a board game for 1–8 players. It plays in 15 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.9 out of 10 by 124 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $27.79 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–8 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 15 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Exploration, Real-time, Maze
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Map Addition, Variable Player Powers, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Modular Board, Real-Time, Elapsed Real Time Ending, Communication Limits
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.9 out of 10, from 124 reviews
- **Owned by:** 248 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1,280
- **Unique players:** 867

**Designers:** Kasper Lapp

**Artists:** Gyom

**Publishers:** Sit Down!

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 27.79 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/magic-maze/ |
| Mathom | 26.96 € | https://mathom.es/es/magic-maze/37896-magic-maze-8437027014895.html |
| Good Games | 37 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/magic-maze |
| Games Empire | 39.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/magic-maze |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 25.61 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/3809-magic-maze-castellano-3683080182995.html |
| Ludifolie | 26.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/4800-magic-maze.html |
| Zatu Games | 23.95 £ | https://zatu.com/products/magic-maze |
| Travelling Man | 24.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/magic-maze |
| Gameology | 47.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/magic-maze |
| Jugar x Jugar | 29.95 € | https://www.jugarxjugar.com/shop/familiares/7862-magic-maze-catala-8437027014222.html |
| Curiosity Shop | 29.95 € | https://www.thecuriosityshop.es/products/magic-maze |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 29.95 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/34493-magic-maze-castellano-1000000000001.html |
| Mono de Juegos | 30 € | https://www.monodejuegos.shop/juego-de-mesa/magic-maze/ |
| Alphaspel | 359 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/78198-magic-maze-en |

## Expansions

- [Magic Maze: Maximum Security](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-maze-maximum-security)
- [Magic Maze: Hidden Roles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-maze-hidden-roles)
- [Magic Maze: Roundabout Tile](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-maze-brettspiel-adventskalender-2017-promo)
- [Magic Maze: 9 new tiles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-maze-9-new-tiles)
- [Brettspiel Adventskalender 2017](https://www.ludoya.com/games/brettspiel-adventskalender-2017)
- [Magic Maze: The Little Sister](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-maze-the-little-sister)
- [Super Power](https://www.ludoya.com/games/super-power)
- [Magic Maze: Technische Anlagen](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-maze-technische-anlagen)
- [Magic Maze: Tile C](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-maze-tile-c)
- [Magic Maze: Maximum Security Bonus Tiles](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-maze-maximum-security-bonus-tiles)
- [Magic Maze: Zwischengeschosse](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-maze-zwischengeschosse)

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## Rules questions

### Can we talk or give signals during the heist?

No — you cannot communicate by speaking, pointing, signalling, or making sounds for most of the game; the only allowed cues are staring intensely or placing the “Do Something!” pawn in front of a player, and whenever the sand timer is flipped players may speak while the sand flows (page 6).

### Who is allowed to move a Hero pawn — can I move any hero whenever I want?

Any player may move any Hero pawn, but only using the actions shown on their own Action tile (for example the North arrow lets you move pawns north); there are no turns and you may perform your action(s) whenever useful, and you may not stop another player’s movement (page 4).

### How does the Explore action work — do I have to be on a specific space to add a tile?

You can explore only when a Hero pawn is on an Exploration space of that hero’s colour that leads to unexplored area; the Explore player reveals the top Mall tile and places it so the white arrow continues from the Exploration space used, and once placed any hero may use that passage (page 5).

### Do we have to take an action to steal the items, or is stealing a player action?

Stealing is automatic — when all four Hero pawns are simultaneously on their respective Item spaces the theft occurs immediately (flip the Theft tile B-side-up) and you must then run for the exits (page 5).

### Can we use the Vortex teleport after the theft when we're escaping?

No — the Vortex system is automatically shut down once the theft has occurred, so the Use a Vortex action cannot be used during your escape (pages 4 and 5).

### If a pawn is moved onto a Sand Timer space, do we always flip the sand timer?

Yes — you must immediately flip the sand timer whenever a Hero pawn is moved onto an available Sand Timer space (even if it gives more or less time); each Sand Timer space can be used only once, after which you place an Out of Order token on it (page 6).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/magic-maze)
- [Magic Maze in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/magic-maze)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209778)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._