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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. Everdell (2018)

   1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Everdell alternatives →

   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Everdell →
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   2. Aeon's End (2016)

   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Aeon's End alternatives →

   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Aeon's End →
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   3. Res Arcana (2019)

   2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Res Arcana alternatives →

   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Res Arcana →
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   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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Viceroy alternatives →

   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Tile Placement · 6 shared tags · 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 · See Abyss alternatives →

   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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   7. The Lord of the Rings The Card Game (2011)

   1–2 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See The Lord of the Rings The Card Game alternatives →

   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Dale of Merchants The Guild of Extraordinary Traders alternatives →

   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Citadels The Dark City alternatives →

   Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Wingspan alternatives →

    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Hero Realms alternatives →

    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Marvel Champions The Card Game alternatives →

    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Hand Management, Solo / Solitaire Game, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Unmatched Battle of Legends alternatives →

    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 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 · See Summoner Wars Master Set alternatives →

    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 4 shared tags · 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 · See A Game of Thrones The Card Game alternatives →

    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Seasons alternatives →

    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 2 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Ex Libris: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    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 · 5 shared tags · 3 of Ex Libris’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Ex Libris: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
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    18. Bloodborne The Card Game (2016)

    3–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · See Bloodborne The Card Game alternatives →

    Shares with Ex Libris: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 5 shared tags · 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

Looking for the original? See the full Ex Libris fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.