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Air Postal(2023)

★ 8.0 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.45
Action PointsConnectionsDice Rolling

Games like Air Postal

Looking for games like Air Postal? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on carving out routes before your rivals box you in and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

1944: Race to the Rhine(2014)

★ 7.21–3 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 7 more

Action PointsDice RollingMovement Points

Pan Am(2020)

★ 7.52–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Connections + 2 more

Auction / BiddingAuction: Fixed PlacementConnections

Jeff Davis: The Confederacy at War(2019)

★ 7.81 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action / EventAction PointsArea Movement

Aeroplanes: Aviation Ascendant(2012)

★ 6.63–5 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingNetwork and Route Building

Airlines Europe(2011)

★ 7.32–5 players75 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Investment + 2 more

InvestmentNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Pacific Tide: The United States Versus Japan, 1941-45(2019)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Merchant of Venus(1988)

★ 7.11–6 players180 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Commodity SpeculationDice RollingMovement Points

Wingspan Asia(2022)

★ 8.21–2 players40 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

The Dutch Golden Age(2008)

★ 6.43–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction / Bidding

Iberian Gauge(2017)

★ 7.33–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Connections + 3 more

Action QueueConnectionsHexagon Grid

Empire Builder(1982)

★ 7.02–6 players180 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Connections + 2 more

ConnectionsCrayon Rail SystemHexagon Grid

Takenoko(2011)

★ 7.22–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsContractsDice Rolling

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