Thunderstone vs Codex: Card-Time Strategy

Thunderstone is a fantasy deck-building game published by AEG around 2009 in which players construct decks from a village market to defeat dungeon monsters for victory points. The game combines Dominion-style deck-building with role-playing elements, where players equip heroes with weapons and spells to battle monsters. Later editions, such as Thunderstone Advance, streamlined the rules and introd...

Codex: Card-Time Strategy is a competitive, expandable card game designed by David Sirlin and released by Sirlin Games. The game attempts to simulate the mechanics of real-time strategy video games by featuring tech trees, worker units, and base-building elements. Unlike traditional collectible card games, players construct their active hands from a custom-assembled "codex" during play, hiding spe...