SEED GAME#7309 BGG all-time

ELO Darkness(2018)

★ 7.3 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.40
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like ELO Darkness

Looking for games like ELO Darkness? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

A Game of Thrones: The Card Game(2008)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
83/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSimultaneous Action Selection

BattleCON: Trials of Indines(2016)

★ 8.12–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Yomi: Round 2(2014)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementRock-Paper-ScissorsSimultaneous Action Selection

BattleCON: Fate of Indines(2015)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

BattleCON: Wanderers of Indines(2020)

★ 8.32–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Septima(2023)

★ 7.31–4 players50 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

51st State(2010)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Space Race: The Card Game(2017)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSimulation

Pixel Tactics(2012)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Warhammer 40,000: Conquest(2014)

★ 7.42 players30 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea-ImpulseHand Management

Exceed: Shovel Knight – Hope Box(2020)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPoint to Point MovementVariable Player Powers

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

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

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