Of course any game can fall victim of “analysis paralysis” and many games have a big learning curve. But these suggested games particularly require some deep thought and strategizing to play.
- Tzolk’in
- Terra Mystica
- Eclipse
- Keyflower
- Ricochet Robots
- Kanban
- Giggidy
- High Frontier
- Nations
- Akrotiri
- Roads & Boats
- Scoville
- Vinhos
- Power Grid
- Five Tribes
- Ora et Labora
- Lewis and Clark
- Tash-Kalar
- AquaSphere
- Agricola
- Alchemists
- Trajan
- Hanabi
- Sails of glory (with the Advanced rules and all the optional ones)
- Puerto Rico
- Ys
- Quantum
- Dungeon Twister
- Russian Railroads
Any more suggestions?
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Russian Railroads seems appropriate under this category.
I’ve never played, but it does look “thinky”! Thanks for the suggestion.