Civitas Nihilium(2020)
Games like Civitas Nihilium
Looking for games like Civitas Nihilium? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and pushing your luck against the roll. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.
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Colony(2016)
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Berserkers(2023)
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Dragon Ball: Deckbuilding Game(2023)
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Troyes Dice(2020)
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Battle of the Bards(2019)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Payoff Pitch Baseball(2013)
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The War of the Worlds: One More Day(2026)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
Time Capsules(2022)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Volfyirion Guilds(2023)
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20 Strong(2023)
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Draconis Invasion(2016)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
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