ELO Darkness(2018)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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BattleCON: Trials of Indines(2016)
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Yomi: Round 2(2014)
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BattleCON: Fate of Indines(2015)
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BattleCON: Wanderers of Indines(2020)
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Septima(2023)
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51st State(2010)
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Space Race: The Card Game(2017)
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Pixel Tactics(2012)
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Warhammer 40,000: Conquest(2014)
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Exceed: Shovel Knight – Hope Box(2020)
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Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Core Set(2016)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
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