The New Era(2011)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Belfort(2011)
Shares Hand Management + 3 more
51st State(2010)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Steam Works(2015)
Shares Open Drafting + 3 more
51st State: Master Set(2016)
Shares Hand Management + 3 more
Everdell Silverfrost(2025)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Are you telling me this genius scientist can't get the first place?(2020)
Shares Open Drafting + 3 more
City of Iron(2013)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Everdell Emerland(2026)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Viticulture(2013)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Amalfi: Renaissance(2023)
Shares Hand Management + 3 more
Feudalia(2011)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Luna Maris(2022)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
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