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18 games like 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons

The best games like 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons are 1889 History of Shikoku Railways, 1822 The Railways of Great Britain and 1846 The Race for the Midwest — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. 1889 History of Shikoku Railways shares economic, trains, transportation with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons.

Every alternative below links to its own 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / trains shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 4.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. 1889 History of Shikoku Railways (2004)
   2–6 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Market, Network and Route Building, Ownership +1 more · 5 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View 1889 History of Shikoku Railways on Amazon →
2. 2. 1822 The Railways of Great Britain (2016)
   3–7 players · 300–420 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy
   Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Market, Network and Route Building, Ownership +1 more · 5 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 3–7 players · ~90 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View 1822 The Railways of Great Britain on Amazon →
3. 3. 1846 The Race for the Midwest (2005)
   3–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Investment, Market, Network and Route Building, Ownership +1 more · 5 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View 1846 The Race for the Midwest on Amazon →
4. 4. 1849 The Game of Sicilian Railways (1998)
   3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy
   Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Investment, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 4 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~90 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. 1848 Australia (2007)
   3–6 players · 200–240 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Market, Network and Route Building, Ownership +1 more · 5 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~50 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
6. 6. Brass Birmingham (2018)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Transportation, Market, Network and Route Building · 2 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~180 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
7. 7. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)
   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building · 2 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~150 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
8. 8. 1862 Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties (2013)
   1–8 players · 120–300 min · ★ 8.4 · Heavy
   Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Auction/Bidding, Market, Network and Route Building, Ownership +1 more · 5 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 2–7 players · plays solo · scales to 8 · ~60 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
9. 9. 18Chesapeake (2020)
   2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Market, Network and Route Building, Ownership +1 more · 5 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (83%)
   vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~90 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
10. 10. 1860 Railways on the Isle of Wight (2004)
    2–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 3 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
11. 11. Wabash Cannonball (2007)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Ownership, Stock Holding · 4 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~210 min shorter · 1.4 lighter
12. 12. 1882 Assiniboia (2019)
    2–6 players · 120–180 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 3 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~120 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
13. 13. 1824 Austrian-Hungarian Railway (Second Edition) (2019)
    2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Auction/Bidding, Market, Network and Route Building, Ownership +1 more · 5 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (83%)
    vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
14. 14. 18OE On the Rails of the Orient Express (2014)
    2–8 players · 720 min · ★ 8.1 · Heavy
    Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 3 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 2–7 players · scales to 8 · ~450 min longer · +0.4 heavier
15. 15. Steam (2009)
    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Ownership · 3 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~180 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
16. 16. 2038 Tycoons of the Asteroid Belt (1995)
    3–6 players · 360 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 3 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~90 min longer · same complexity
17. 17. Indonesia (2005)
    2–5 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Stock Holding · 2 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
18. 18. 1856 Railroading in Upper Canada from 1856 (1995)
    3–6 players · 300 min · ★ 7.5 · Heavy
    Shares with 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: Economic, Trains, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 3 of 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity

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