SEED GAME#681 BGG all-time

First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express!(2016)

★ 7.4 BGG2–4 players40 minWeight 2.80
Open DraftingSet CollectionVariable Set-up

Games like First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express!

Looking for games like First Class: All Aboard the Orient Express!? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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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Museum(2019)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Saint Petersburg(2004)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

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Saint Petersburg (Second Edition)(2014)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

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Dungeon Duel(2018)

★ 7.42 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

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Kardinal & König: Das Kartenspiel(2001)

★ 6.83–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Parikrama(2022)

★ 7.92–5 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
69/100

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Elysium(2015)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Legend of the Five Rings(1995)

★ 7.22–8 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

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Nice to Know! Animals(2025)

★ 8.51–6 players20 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Railways of the World: The Card Game(2010)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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The Rival Networks(2021)

★ 6.72 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

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Perfumery(2020)

★ 7.22–4 players40 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

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