SEED GAME#6220 BGG all-time

30 Rails(2016)

★ 6.5 BGG1–8 playersWeight 1.73
Dice RollingNetwork and Route BuildingPaper-and-Pencil

Games like 30 Rails

Looking for games like 30 Rails? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on carving out routes before your rivals box you in and pushing your luck against the roll. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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That's Pretty Clever!(2018)

★ 7.51–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilRe-rolling and Locking

The Blob that Ate the City(2022)

★ 7.21–99 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilSolo / Solitaire Game

Voll verplant(2021)

★ 7.11–6 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
72/100

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BingoNetwork and Route BuildingPaper-and-Pencil

Bargain Basement Bathysphere(2022)

★ 7.21 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilPush Your Luck

Four Against Darkness(2016)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementPaper-and-Pencil

Dungeon Pages: Core Set(2023)

★ 7.81 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilSolo / Solitaire Game

Hall of the Dwarven King(2018)

★ 6.81 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilSolo / Solitaire Game

Dice Cards(2023)

★ 7.41–99 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilSolo / Solitaire Game

Floor Plan(2020)

★ 6.41–100 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilSimultaneous Action Selection

Tower of Mages(2018)

★ 6.41 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingLine DrawingPaper-and-Pencil

Ada Lovelace: Consulting Mathematician(2017)

★ 6.81 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilPattern Building

Fleet: The Dice Game (Second Edition)(2020)

★ 7.71–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingPaper-and-PencilSolo / Solitaire Game

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