Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Original Series(2012)
Games like Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Original Series
Looking for games like Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Original Series? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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
Sorcerer(2019)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more
Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game – Clone Wars Edition(2024)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Core Worlds(2011)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Clank! Legacy 2: Acquisitions Incorporated – Darkest Magic(2024)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Thunderstone(2009)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Thunderstone Advance: Numenera(2013)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Thunderstone Advance: Towers of Ruin(2012)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Ascension: Storm of Souls(2011)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Plunderbund(2019)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more
Ascension: Return of the Fallen(2011)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Thunderstone: Dragonspire(2011)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
Nightfall: Martial Law(2011)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more
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