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Railways of the Lost Atlas(2024)

★ 8.2 BGG2–5 playersWeight 3.73
Auction / BiddingInvestmentModular Board

Games like Railways of the Lost Atlas

Looking for games like Railways of the Lost Atlas? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

1830: Railways & Robber Barons(1986)

★ 7.92–7 players180 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
73/100

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Auction / BiddingHexagon GridInvestment

1846: The Race for the Midwest(2005)

★ 7.93–5 players120 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Hexagon GridInvestmentMarket

1824: Austrian-Hungarian Railway(2019)

★ 7.82–6 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Auction / BiddingMarketNetwork and Route Building

1894(2023)

★ 8.13–4 players150 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
70/100

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Auction / BiddingIncomeInvestment

1861: Railways of the Russian Empire & 1867: Railways of Canada(2020)

★ 7.63–6 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 4 more

Auction / BiddingMarketNetwork and Route Building

The Old Prince 1871(2022)

★ 8.33–4 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Auction / BiddingIncomeInvestment

Shikoku 1889(2004)

★ 8.02–6 players180 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Auction / BiddingHexagon GridMarket

The Great Zimbabwe(2012)

★ 7.82–5 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingIncomeMarket

18Chesapeake(2018)

★ 7.62–6 players180 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Auction / BiddingHexagon GridMarket

1848: Australia(2007)

★ 7.93–6 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Dutch PriorityLoans

1880: China(2010)

★ 7.93–7 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Auction / BiddingNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways(1998)

★ 8.13–5 players180 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Auction / BiddingInvestmentNetwork and Route Building

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