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

★ 8.0 BGG2–5 playersWeight 3.63
Deck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Games like Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Deluxe Set

Looking for games like Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Deluxe Set? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — 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

Android: Netrunner(2012)

★ 7.92 players45 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Deck Construction + 4 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

System Gateway (fan expansion for Android: Netrunner)(2021)

★ 9.12 players45 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Deck Construction + 4 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game(2017)

★ 7.32 players45 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck Construction + 3 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionHand Management

新幕 桜降る代に決闘を 基本セット (A Duel for Falling Cherry Blossoms: New Act – Basic Set)(2018)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck Construction + 3 more

Action PointsCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDeck Construction

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

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

BattleCON: Devastation of Indines(2013)

★ 7.81–5 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationPoint to Point Movement

Battle for Sularia(2016)

★ 6.82 players30 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Re;ACT: The Arts of War(2024)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action QueueCard Play Conflict ResolutionGrid Movement

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game(1999)

★ 6.32 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck Construction + 4 more

Deck ConstructionHand ManagementSecret Unit Deployment

Magic: The Gathering(1993)

★ 7.62–6 players20 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck Construction + 2 more

Betting and BluffingClosed DraftingDeck Construction

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

★ 6.92 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSecret Unit Deployment

Skytear(2020)

★ 7.72–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

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