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Small Railroad Empires(2021)

★ 6.6 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.30
Hexagon GridModular BoardOpen Drafting

Games like Small Railroad Empires

Looking for games like Small Railroad Empires? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Storm Raiders(2025)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

Open DraftingPick-up and DeliverRace

Ticket to Ride: Märklin(2006)

★ 7.42–5 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hand ManagementNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Harmonies(2024)

★ 8.01–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 3 more

ChainingHexagon GridOpen Drafting

Dragon Racer(2015)

★ 6.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

Modular BoardOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Scorpius Freighter(2018)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingRondelSet Collection

Railways of the World: The Card Game(2010)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPick-up and DeliverSet Collection

Empyreal: Spells & Steam(2020)

★ 7.42–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 4 more

Hexagon GridModular BoardNetwork and Route Building

Fast Sloths(2019)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Station to Station(2024)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 2 more

ConnectionsContractsPick-up and Deliver

Cargotrain(2014)

★ 6.02–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Action QueueModular BoardPick-up and Deliver

Darwinning!(2018)

★ 5.92–6 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

Modular BoardOpen DraftingSet Collection

Thieves of Bagdad(1999)

★ 5.93–6 players90 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 3 more

Hexagon GridOpen DraftingSet Collection

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