Northern Pacific(2013)
Games like Northern Pacific
Looking for games like Northern Pacific? 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. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Metro(1997)
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Trans Europa & Trans Amerika(2018)
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Ticket to Ride: London(2019)
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Ticket to Ride: New York(2018)
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Ticket to Ride: San Francisco(2022)
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Cable Car(2009)
Shares Network and Route Building
Ticket to Ride: First Journey (Europe)(2017)
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Ticket to Ride: First Journey (U.S.)(2016)
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Ticket to Ride: Europe(2005)
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Future Energy(2023)
Shares Commodity Speculation + 1 more
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