Giant Kings adds the ability to create factions led by a giant, however, it also expands the world in which you play quite a bit. Some of these additions are mechanical in the form of Fated Regions and Landmarks, while others are simple beautifications to the world generation.
These Doomed Isles identifies as a roguelike city-building deck builder, but I don’t quite agree with it. These Doomed Isles isn’t much of a city builder at all. The buildings you place and the lives of your little citizens mostly boil down to boosting or altering numbers that bear very little resemblance to running any kind of city or village. There’s no simulation going on under the hood.
Ways of War is the fifth expansion for Age of Wonders 4 and brings a touch of Eastern mythology to the game with Chinese Dragons, Jade Lions, and a new Oathsworn culture that devotes themselves to one of three decrees.
Death Roads: Tournament essentially turns Mad Max into a deck-building game, and I feel like that idea deserves an award on its own. What’s particularly impressive is that Death Roads is not simply Slay the Spire with cars. It’s a very unique deck-building game that plays off of its vehicular combat theme in really novel ways.