SEED GAME#2282 BGG all-time

The New Era(2011)

★ 7.4 BGG2–5 playersWeight 3.45
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingOwnership

Games like The New Era

Looking for games like The New Era? 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 tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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

Belfort(2011)

★ 7.22–5 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

51st State(2010)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingVariable Player Powers

Steam Works(2015)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

Open DraftingOwnershipTile Placement

51st State: Master Set(2016)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Everdell Silverfrost(2025)

★ 8.21–4 players30 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Are you telling me this genius scientist can't get the first place?(2020)

★ 6.72–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

Open DraftingOwnershipTech Trees / Tech Tracks

City of Iron(2013)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Everdell Emerland(2026)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Viticulture(2013)

★ 7.52–6 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

ContractsHand ManagementIncome

Amalfi: Renaissance(2023)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Feudalia(2011)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Luna Maris(2022)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

ContractsHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

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