Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Core Set(2016)
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.
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Puzzle Strike Shadows(2012)
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Kamigami Battles: Rise of the Old Ones(2022)
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Puzzle Strike: Third Edition(2012)
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Daimyo's Fall(2018)
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Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Starter Set(2016)
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Puzzle Strike 2(2022)
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Exceed: Shovel Knight – Hope Box(2020)
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Mutants(2019)
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Exceed: Seventh Cross – Magic vs. Monsters Box(2018)
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Exceed: Shovel Knight – Shadow Box(2020)
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Exceed: Seventh Cross – Guardians vs. Myths Box(2018)
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Exceed: BlazBlue – Jin Box(2021)
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