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That is where one more experienced gamer takes over and basically takes everyone's turns for them. Magic Maze is a co-op game that effectively neutralises this by having everyone play in really time and not allowing them to talk!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game is set in a fantasy world where you play the usual tropes of mage, warrior, elf and dwarf. They have somehow lost their weapons and equipment, so, obviously, they decide to rob the local mall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I say you play, I mean you play all those characters. Because no matter how many players there are you will all control the four characters. Oh, and your control of them is limited to direction tiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach player will receive a tile or tiles, depending on player count, with a direction and\/or action on them. For example, I might have ‘move north’ and ‘use stairs’. 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