Icaion(2020)
Games like Icaion
Looking for games like Icaion? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Puzzle Strike Shadows(2012)
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Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Core Set(2016)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Rolling Empires(2017)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Archmage(2018)
Shares Pattern Building + 1 more
Codex: Card-Time Strategy – Starter Set(2016)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Castell(2018)
Shares Pattern Building + 1 more
Glyph(2018)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
The Breach(2024)
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Queen by Midnight(2023)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Dice Masters(2014)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Wonderland's War(2022)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
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