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Age of Scheme: Routes to Riches(2008)

★ 6.1 BGG3–6 players60 minWeight 3.40
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Games like Age of Scheme: Routes to Riches

Looking for games like Age of Scheme: Routes to Riches? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on carving out routes before your rivals box you in. 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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Baltimore & Ohio(2009)

★ 7.23–6 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
80/100

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Continental Divide(2013)

★ 6.73–6 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
78/100

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18PA: The Dawn of Rail – Empire Building From The Seaboard to the Ohio(2011)

★ 7.23–5 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
77/100

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Prairie Railroads(1999)

★ 7.03–5 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
77/100

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German Rails(2016)

★ 6.83–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

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Poseidon(2010)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
68/100

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18Scan(2005)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

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1850: The MidWest(2005)

★ 7.32–6 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

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18MS: The Railroads Come to Mississippi(2020)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

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18NewEngland(2018)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
68/100

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18Dixie with 18MS and 18GA(2015)

★ 7.32–6 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

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1857(2015)

★ 7.03–6 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

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