Shards of Infinity shares a lot in common with other head-to-head deckbuilding games such as Star Realms and Hero Realms. To the extent that it may be difficult to justify owning both.
However, Shards of Infinity is, as a whole, a deeper experience and has quite a few mechanisms that not only make it stand out compared to the competition but also managed to tackle a few common issues that deckbuilding games tend to suffer from.
Dome Keeper takes several common game mechanisms to form something that feels fresh and familiar in equal measure. Nothing about it is particularly innovative. It’s simply a rogue-lite where you mine resources and defend your dome from waves of attacking creatures. But it’s how Dome Keeper executes those mechanisms that give it a unique flavor.
The Spill is a cooperative crisis management game for 1 to 4 players. An oil rig has had a major accident and is spilling into the ocean unchecked. The marine life are in danger, and it’s up to you to rescue the animals and stem the flow of oil.
The concept of crossovers has always been appealing to people. Smash Brothers was a huge hit the moment it landed on the Nintendo 64, and the concept has carried the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008. The idea is relatively untouched within the board game sphere leaving Unmatched plenty of space to make a name for itself. Unmatched pulls characters from a variety of stories, mythologies, and media for an ultimate cage fight of what-if scenarios.