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18 games like Nations

Ranked alternatives to Nations (card game, civilization), scored by shared mechanics and category, with complexity kept close to Nations’s medium-heavy weight. City of Iron is the closest match.

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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