Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Build a football formation from interlocking player cards, trigger tactical actions, and aim for the unstoppable attack total of exactly eleven.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Pattern Building
Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Push Your Luck
Choose whether to secure current gains or risk them for a larger reward.
Tile Placement
Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
Tug of War
Use Tug of War as a recurring structure for player decisions and resolution.
Connections
Create meaningful links between locations, pieces, or concepts.
Read the full game description
Magic Number Eleven is a head-to-head football tactics game in which each player coaches a team through two halves. On a turn, a player adds a footballer to the pitch so the semicircular icons on adjacent cards combine into attack, defence, passing, or pressing formations. Those icons determine which actions become available, while synergy cards reward carefully planned connections between teammates. The central risk is beautifully sharp: an attack that totals exactly eleven creates an undefendable Wonder Goal, but exceeding eleven sends the chance wide. Each placement therefore develops both the current move and the shape of later attacks. After both halves, the coach with the most goals and points wins.
