SEED GAME#27189 BGG all-time

Locomotion(1987)

★ 5.2 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 1.00
Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

Games like Locomotion

Looking for games like Locomotion? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on carving out routes before your rivals box you in and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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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Metromania(2006)

★ 5.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

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Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

String Railway(2009)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
70/100

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Modular BoardNetwork and Route Building

Gobi(2018)

★ 6.42–4 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

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Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

Ocean Labyrinth(2015)

★ 6.62–4 players20 minWeight 1.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingPoint to Point Movement

My First Carcassonne(2009)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
66/100

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EnclosureModular BoardTile Placement

Fliegenschmaus(2015)

★ 6.02–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Area MovementModular BoardNetwork and Route Building

Metro(1997)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

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Network and Route BuildingTile Placement

Cloud City(2020)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Network and Route BuildingOpen DraftingTile Placement

Labyrinx(2017)

★ 7.42–6 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
65/100

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MemoryModular BoardTile Placement

Castles of Caladale(2017)

★ 6.31–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

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Modular BoardPattern BuildingTile Placement

Slide Blast(2016)

★ 6.62–6 playersWeight 1.2
ISO Match
65/100

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Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

Mysterious Dungeons(2016)

★ 6.51–5 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 1 more

Network and Route BuildingTile Placement

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