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Santa Fe(1992)
Games like Santa Fe
Looking for games like Santa Fe? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Santa Fe Rails(2001)
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Union Pacific(1999)
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Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries(2007)
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Spike(2014)
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Orient Express(2017)
Shares Network and Route Building
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Across the United States(2019)
Shares Network and Route Building
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Rails of New England(2011)
Shares Network and Route Building + 1 more
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Robber Barons(2005)
Shares Network and Route Building
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Caty Mini(2019)
Shares Network and Route Building + 1 more
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Ticket to Ride: Germany(2017)
Shares Network and Route Building + 1 more
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Jet Set(2008)
Shares Network and Route Building + 1 more
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On the Underground(2006)
Shares Network and Route Building
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