swap_horiz Ark Nova Alternatives

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7 Wonders Duel

Designed specifically for two players, 7 Wonders Duel turns civilization building into a contest over shared cards. Acro...

Strategy Miniature Strategy Game Asymmetric

8.66 Great

2

Scythe

Set in an alternate-history version of 1920s Eastern Europe, Scythe combines economic development with competition over...

Strategy Alt History Area Control Engine Builder

8.58 Great

3

Concordia

Trade and settlement around the Roman Mediterranean provide the setting for Concordia. Players expand trading networks b...

Strategy Deck Building Economic Roman Era

8.52 Great

4

The Castles of Burgundy

In The Castles of Burgundy, players develop separate estates by placing tiles on personal boards. Dice determine which a...

Strategy Heavy Dice German Style

8.50 Great

5

Spirit Island

Spirit Island is a deeply strategic cooperative game where players embody powerful spirits defending their island from c...

Nature Strategy Fantasy Complex

8.48 Great

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Azul

Azul is a beautifully designed abstract strategy game where players draft colorful tiles to decorate their palace walls....

Strategy Family Beautiful Abstract

8.42 Great

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Everdell

Everdell is a beautifully illustrated engine-building game where players construct a thriving woodland city. Through str...

Fantasy Family Friendly Beautiful Tableau

8.35 Great

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7 Wonders

7 Wonders is a fast-paced card drafting game where players develop their civilizations over three ages. The simultaneous...

Strategy Family Civilization Card Drafting

8.34 Great

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Lost Ruins of Arnak

Lost Ruins of Arnak is a cooperative exploration game where players, as archaeologists, delve into the crumbling city of...

Strategy Exploration Deck Building Worker Placement

8.30 Great

10

Wingspan

Wingspan is a beautifully designed engine-building game centered around attracting birds to your wildlife preserve. Its...

Nature Strategy Resource Management Family Friendly

8.29 Great

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Viticulture Essential Edition

Viticulture Essential Edition is a strategy board game centered around managing a vineyard. Players utilize worker place...

Strategy Economic Stonemaier Worker Placement

8.25 Great

12

Power Grid

Power Grid is an economic strategy board game centered around building and operating an electricity network. Players bid...

Strategy Auction Economic Network Building

8.15 Great

13

Root

Root is a highly asymmetrical game of woodland warfare where players control unique factions with vastly different objec...

Strategy Fantasy Complex Warfare

8.09 Great

14

El Grande

El Grande is a strategic, area-control game for 2-4 players set in the Spanish Golden Age, where players command powerfu...

Strategy Heavy Area Control German Style

7.95 Good

15

Jaipur

Jaipur is a quick and engaging two-player card game centered around trading goods in a bustling Indian market. Players c...

Strategy Family Friendly Fast Paced India

7.92 Good

16

Catan

The quintessential eurogame, *Catan* remains a hugely popular choice. Players gather resources, build settlements and ci...

Strategy Family Gateway Trading

7.62 Good

17

Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride is a hugely popular and accessible route-building game where players collect colored train cars and claim...

Strategy Classic Accessible Easy

7.27 Good

18

Pandemic

Pandemic is a board game designed for cooperative play. Players assume the roles of specialists tasked with combating fo...

Strategy Classic Cooperative Pandemic

6.86 Fair

19

Kingdomino

Kingdomino is a simple yet strategic tile-laying game where players build their own kingdoms by connecting domino-like t...

Strategy Light

6.06 Fair

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Starlight Dominion

Starlight Dominion is a grand strategy game where players build and expand their interstellar empires, competing for con...

Strategy Resource Management Card Game Space

5.80 Mediocre