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Icaion(2020)

★ 7.4 BGG2–5 playersWeight 3.27
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPattern BuildingSet Collection

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Towers of Am'harb(2019)

★ 6.02–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingSet Collection

Puzzle Strike Shadows(2012)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

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

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Rolling Empires(2017)

★ 6.92–6 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Archmage(2018)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluencePattern Building

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

★ 6.92 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSecret Unit Deployment

Castell(2018)

★ 7.42–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Area MovementPattern BuildingSet Collection

Glyph(2018)

★ 6.32–6 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingVariable Player Powers

The Breach(2024)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardSet Collection

Queen by Midnight(2023)

★ 6.43–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingVariable Player Powers

Dice Masters(2014)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Wonderland's War(2022)

★ 8.02–5 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

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