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Rising Sun Railroads(2011)

★ 6.7 BGG3–4 players120 minWeight 3.00
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Games like Rising Sun Railroads

Looking for games like Rising Sun Railroads? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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.

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

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Funkenschlag: EnBW(2007)

★ 8.22–6 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
83/100

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Mégawatts(2008)

★ 7.82–6 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
83/100

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Funkenschlag(2001)

★ 7.52–6 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
77/100

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West Riding Revisited(2010)

★ 7.03–5 players120 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
74/100

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Kansas Pacific(2009)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
74/100

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Steel Driver(2008)

★ 7.03–6 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
71/100

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Southern Pacific(2018)

★ 7.03–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Tin Goose(2016)

★ 7.03–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Workshop of the World(2010)

★ 6.43–5 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

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Colorado Midland(2011)

★ 6.93–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Railway Boom(2022)

★ 7.22–5 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

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18PA: The Dawn of Rail – Empire Building From The Seaboard to the Ohio(2011)

★ 7.23–5 players180 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
68/100

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