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Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Core Set(2016)

★ 7.3 BGG2–5 playersWeight 3.42
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Games like Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Core Set

Looking for games like Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Core Set? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Puzzle Strike Shadows(2012)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
85/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Kamigami Battles: Rise of the Old Ones(2022)

★ 6.82–6 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Puzzle Strike: Third Edition(2012)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Daimyo's Fall(2018)

★ 7.01–5 players45 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Starter Set(2016)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSecret Unit Deployment

Puzzle Strike 2(2022)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Exceed: Shovel Knight – Hope Box(2020)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Mutants(2019)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Exceed: Seventh Cross – Magic vs. Monsters Box(2018)

★ 8.22 players5 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Exceed: Shovel Knight – Shadow Box(2020)

★ 8.32 players15 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Exceed: Seventh Cross – Guardians vs. Myths Box(2018)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

Exceed: BlazBlue – Jin Box(2021)

★ 8.42 players15 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

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