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Mint Rails(2022)

★ 6.8 BGG1–4 players15 minWeight 2.00
Hexagon GridInvestmentModular Board

Games like Mint Rails

Looking for games like Mint Rails? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on carving out routes before your rivals box you in and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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

Irish Gauge(2014)

★ 7.23–5 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 4 more

Auction / BiddingHexagon GridIncome

Iberian Gauge(2017)

★ 7.33–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 4 more

Action QueueConnectionsHexagon Grid

The Soo Line(2018)

★ 6.83–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 3 more

Auction / BiddingHexagon GridNetwork and Route Building

Mini Rails(2017)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Modular BoardNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

SNCF: France & Germany(2010)

★ 6.73–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

ChainingConnectionsHexagon Grid

Ride the Rails(2020)

★ 7.13–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Hexagon GridNetwork and Route BuildingPick-up and Deliver

Cable Car(2009)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 1 more

ConnectionsNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

Westward Rails(2021)

★ 6.43–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Investment + 2 more

Auction / BiddingInvestmentNetwork and Route Building

Union Station(2022)

★ 6.73–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 2 more

Auction / BiddingCommodity SpeculationNetwork and Route Building

Airlines Europe(2011)

★ 7.32–5 players75 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Investment + 2 more

InvestmentNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Across the United States(2019)

★ 6.82–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 1 more

Network and Route BuildingStock Holding

Southern Rails(2015)

★ 6.33–5 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Hexagon GridNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

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