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18 games like Ex Libris

The best games like Ex Libris are Everdell, Aeon's End and Res Arcana — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Everdell shares card game, fantasy, card drafting with Ex Libris.

Every alternative below links to its own Ex Libris-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / fantasy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Ex Libris’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Everdell (2018)
   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Everdell on Amazon →
2. 2. Aeon's End (2016)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View Aeon's End on Amazon →
3. 3. Res Arcana (2019)
   2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View Res Arcana on Amazon →
4. 4. BattleCON Devastation of Indines (2013)
   1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
5. 5. Viceroy (2014)
   1–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 4 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
6. 6. Abyss (2014)
   2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
7. 7. The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)
   1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 1–2 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
8. 8. Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders (2015)
   2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
9. 9. Citadels The Dark City (2004)
   2–8 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 8 · ~15 min longer · 0.5 lighter
10. 10. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
11. 11. Hero Realms (2016)
    2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
12. 12. Marvel Champions The Card Game (2019)
    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~23 min longer · +0.3 heavier
13. 13. Unmatched Battle of Legends (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
14. 14. Summoner Wars Master Set (2011)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. A Game of Thrones The Card Game (2008)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
16. 16. Seasons (2012)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
17. 17. Omen A Reign of War (2011)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Ex Libris: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
18. 18. Bloodborne The Card Game (2016)
    3–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.5 lighter

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