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18 games like Gizmos

The best games like Gizmos are Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game, It's a Wonderful World and Star Realms Colony Wars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game shares card game, science fiction, card drafting with Gizmos.

Every alternative below links to its own Gizmos-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / science fiction shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Gizmos’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
    View Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game on Amazon →
  2. 2. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
    1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · games like It's a Wonderful World →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
    View It's a Wonderful World on Amazon →
  3. 3. Star Realms Colony Wars (2015)
    2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light · games like Star Realms Colony Wars →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: both play at 2 · ~25 min shorter · same complexity
    View Star Realms Colony Wars on Amazon →
  4. 4. Abyss (2014)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · games like Abyss →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
  5. 5. Baseball Highlights 2045 (2015)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-light · games like Baseball Highlights 2045 →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
  6. 6. Century Golem Edition (2017)
    2–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light · games like Century Golem Edition →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Card Drafting, Contracts · 2 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
  7. 7. Eminent Domain (2011)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium · games like Eminent Domain →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  8. 8. Among the Stars (2012)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like Among the Stars →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  9. 9. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · games like 7 Wonders Duel →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: both play at 2 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
  10. 10. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · games like Wingspan →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  11. 11. Red Rising (2021)
    1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
  12. 12. Duelosaur Island (2018)
    1–2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: both play at 2 · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
  13. 13. Smash Up (2012)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light · games like Smash Up →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
  14. 14. Port Royal (2014)
    2–5 players · 20–50 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · games like Port Royal →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Card Drafting, Contracts · 2 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~10 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  15. 15. XenoShyft Onslaught (2015)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium · games like XenoShyft Onslaught →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
  16. 16. Gravwell Escape from the 9th Dimension (2013)
    1–4 players · 20–45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light · games like Gravwell Escape from the 9th Dimension →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~12 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  17. 17. Capital Lux (2016)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
  18. 18. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · games like Aeon's End →
    Shares with Gizmos: Card Game, Science Fiction, Card Drafting · 1 of Gizmos’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Gizmos: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.8 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Gizmos?
Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game (2014) is the closest match to Gizmos, sharing card game, science fiction, card drafting. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Gizmos?
Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game, It's a Wonderful World, Star Realms Colony Wars are the top-ranked alternatives to Gizmos in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game harder than Gizmos?
Compared with Gizmos, Legendary Encounters An Alien Deck Building Game is +0.7 heavier and about the same length (2.7 vs 2.0 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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