SEED GAME#17509 BGG all-time

The Rail on the Hill(2024)

★ 7.0 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 2.00
Action DraftingNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Games like The Rail on the Hill

Looking for games like The Rail on the Hill? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options 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

Tenby(2025)

★ 7.71–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Drafting + 2 more

Action DraftingOpen DraftingPattern Building

Minecart Town(2024)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSimultaneous Action SelectionSolo / Solitaire Game

Railways(2022)

★ 6.01 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 2 more

Die Icon ResolutionModular BoardNetwork and Route Building

Village Rails(2022)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 2 more

Increase Value of Unchosen ResourcesNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Ghosts Galore(2026)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 2 more

Grid CoverageNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Zoo-ography(2021)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

San Francisco(2022)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

ConnectionsEnd Game BonusesMarket

Last Resort(2023)

★ 6.81–4 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingSolo / Solitaire Game

Kōhaku(2020)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSolo / Solitaire GameSquare Grid

Factory Funner(2016)

★ 7.11–6 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 2 more

Hexagon GridNetwork and Route BuildingReal-Time

Mycelia(2024)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Grid MovementOpen DraftingSolo / Solitaire Game

Iwari(2020)

★ 7.12–5 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

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