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Time Capsules(2022)

★ 6.7 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 2.63
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingOpen Drafting

Games like Time Capsules

Looking for games like Time Capsules? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and pushing your luck against the roll. 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

Space Base(2018)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingRandom Production

Core Worlds(2011)

★ 7.12–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Space Cantina(2016)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingWorker Placement

Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game – Clone Wars Edition(2024)

★ 8.02 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingTug of War

RONE(2016)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Neodreams(2024)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingWorker Placement

Thunderstone Advance: Numenera(2013)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Colony(2016)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingTrading

Paris: New Eden(2019)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Betting and BluffingDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Alien Frontiers(2010)

★ 7.32–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Remnants(2018)

★ 6.22–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingHand Management

Warhammer 40,000 Dice Masters: Battle for Ultramar Campaign Box(2018)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingVariable Player Powers

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