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18 games like Nations

The best games like Nations are City of Iron, Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization and 7 Wonders (Second Edition) — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. City of Iron shares card game, civilization, economic with Nations.

Ranked alternatives to Nations (card game, civilization), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Nations’s medium-heavy weight.

1. 1. City of Iron (2013)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Nations: Card Game, Civilization, Economic, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers
2. 2. Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization (2015)
   2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Heavy
   Shares with Nations: Card Game, Civilization, Economic, Card Drafting, Events
3. 3. 7 Wonders (Second Edition) (2020)
   3–7 players · 30 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Nations: Card Game, Civilization, Economic, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers
4. 4. 51st State Master Set (2016)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Nations: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers
5. 5. The Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)
   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Nations: Civilization, Economic, Events, Variable Player Powers
6. 6. Pax Porfiriana (2012)
   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Nations: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers
7. 7. 51st State (2010)
   2–4 players · 40–90 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Nations: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers
8. 8. The New Era (2011)
   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Nations: Card Game, Economic, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers
9. 9. 7 Wonders (2010)
   2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Nations: Card Game, Civilization, Economic, Variable Player Powers
10. 10. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Nations: Card Game, Civilization, Economic, Card Drafting
11. 11. Race for the Galaxy (2007)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Nations: Card Game, Civilization, Economic
12. 12. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Nations: Card Game, Civilization, Economic, Card Drafting
13. 13. City of Iron Second Edition (2016)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Nations: Card Game, Civilization, Economic
14. 14. Imperial Settlers (2014)
    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Nations: Card Game, Civilization, Card Drafting, Variable Player Powers
15. 15. Through the Ages A Story of Civilization (2006)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Nations: Civilization, Economic, Card Drafting
16. 16. Core Worlds (2011)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Nations: Card Game, Civilization, Card Drafting
17. 17. Mare Nostrum Empires (2016)
    3–5 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Nations: Civilization, Economic, Variable Player Powers
18. 18. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)
    2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Nations: Civilization, Economic, Card Drafting

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