Ichor(2025)
Bitewing Games
Design: Reiner Knizia·Art: Tyler Miles Lockett
Ichor is an asymmetric strategy game where one player controls Greek gods while the other commands mythological monsters in a battle for supremacy. Each character has unique once-per-game abilities, creating varied gameplay with strategic depth similar to games like Santorini.
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Iliad(2025)
Bitewing Games
Design: Reiner Knizia·Art: Harry Conway
Iliad is a two-player tile-placement strategy game by Reiner Knizia that reimagines the Trojan War as a tactical duel between Achilles and Hector. Players select tiles from their hand and place them on the board to compete for majority control in rows and columns in this draw-one, place-one set collection game.
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Flip 7(2024)
Randolph, Catch Up Games, The Op Games
Design: Eric Olsen·Art: O'Neil Mabile
A press-your-luck card game where players flip cards one by one without flipping the same number twice, trying to be the first to reach 200 points. Players can score their current cards or risk taking another card, potentially losing everything they hold.
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Dominion(2008)
Rio Grande Games
Design: Donald X. Vaccarino·Art: Matthias Catrein
Dominion is a deck-building card game where players start with identical small decks and compete to acquire the most victory points by strategically purchasing cards to build their decks. It was the first deck-building game and established the genre.
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Jaipur(2009)
GameWorks SàRL
Design: Sébastien Pauchon·Art: Vincent Dutrait
Jaipur is a two-player card game where merchants compete to acquire and sell goods in the markets of Rajasthan. Players collect cards representing various goods like spices, silk, and precious stones, then sell them for rupees and seals of excellence to become the Maharaja's personal trader.
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Skull King(2013)
Grandpa Beck's Games
Design: Brent Beck, Jeffrey Beck·Art: David Bock, Eckhard Freytag, Apryl Stott
Skull King is a trick-taking game similar to Oh Hell!, Wizard, and Spades, where players bid on how many tricks they think they'll win each round. The game uses a 66-card deck with special pirate-themed cards including Pirates, Mermaids, and the Skull King himself, creating a hierarchy where different card types trump others in unique ways.
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Tag Team(2025)
Scorpion Masqué
Design: Gricha German, Corentin Lebrat·Art: Xavier Gueniffey Durin
Tag Team is an auto battler combined with a deck-building game where players draft two fighters from twelve available characters, each with unique techniques. Players build their decks over the course of the game and execute sequences of attacks automatically in this arcade fighting-inspired experience.
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Android: Netrunner(2012)
Fantasy Flight Games, Null Signal Games, Arclight Games
Design: Richard Garfield, Lukas Litzsinger·Art: Henning Ludvigsen, Ed Mattinian, Del Borovic, Adam Schumpert, Bruno Balixa, Ralph Beisner
Android: Netrunner is an asymmetrical Living Card Game for two players set in a cyberpunk future. One player takes the role of a hacker (Runner) attempting to break into corporate servers, while the other plays as a Corporation trying to protect their data and advance their agendas. The game features unique mechanics where each side plays completely differently, creating intense cat-and-mouse gameplay.
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Race for the Galaxy(2007)
Rio Grande Games
Design: Thomas Lehmann·Art: Martin Hoffmann, Claus Stephan
Race for the Galaxy is a card game where players build galactic civilizations by playing cards representing worlds or technical and social developments. It's an engine building strategy game that challenges players to build the most prosperous galactic empire through simultaneous action selection.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Trick-Taking Game(2026)
Asmodee, Office Dog
Design: Bryan Bornmueller·Art: Elaine Ryan, Samuel R. Shimota
A narrative-driven cooperative card game that weaves trick-taking mechanics into the story of The Two Towers. This standalone continuation follows chapters 19-36 of gameplay, allowing players to take on the roles of heroes and villains in Tolkien's legendary work.
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