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Social Train(2019)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 players20 minWeight 2.17
Area Majority / InfluenceTake That

Games like Social Train

Looking for games like Social Train? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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Showtime(2018)

★ 6.02–4 players20 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Hemloch: Dark Promenade(2017)

★ 7.22 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Nature of the Beast: Farm vs. Forest(2005)

★ 6.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementTake That

Greedy Dragons(2018)

★ 6.52–6 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung(2019)

★ 6.52–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluencePush Your LuckTake That

Bariesus(2014)

★ 6.42–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Express(1990)

★ 6.22–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Take That

Set CollectionTake That

Mindbug: First Contact(2022)

★ 7.62 players15 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Take That

Hand ManagementTake That

Mindbug: Beyond Evolution(2023)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Take That

Hand ManagementTake That

Smash Up: Awesome Level 9000(2013)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

KeyForge: Call of the Archons(2018)

★ 7.12 players15 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Take That

Hand ManagementTake That

Mindbug: Beyond Eternity(2023)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Take That

Hand ManagementTake That

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