As per title. I personally really enjoy deckbuilding / engine builders and civilisation games, but most of them understandably end just as you’re hitting the sweet spot of getting your engine up and running. Probably why Through the Ages is my favorite game - has all the mechanics I like, but lasts long enough that I feel like I get a chance to run them.
I also like deck building but some games feel like everyone plays pretty much for oneself.
Deckbuilding + a board fits a sweet spot for me.
Tyrants of the Underdark is my favorite, it’s a familiar deck building formula but has a central board with area control zones for players to fight over.
I also enjoyed my play of Dune: Imperium, but it has a lot of other things going on as well. (Worker placement, area control, resource management, action cards)
I’ve only played one deck building game (Star Realms) and there were times when it felt like two people playing solitaire, only to suddenly burst into hard exchanges. It was kind of interesting.
Yeah, some deckbuilders are way too multiplayer solitaire. I’ll always love dominion but it definitely suffers from this. I found Clank, especially the latest entries, to be a good highly interactive deckbuilder.