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18 games like Snowdonia

The best games like Snowdonia are Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails, Railroad Revolution and Russian Railroads — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails shares trains, card drafting, hand management with Snowdonia.

Every alternative below links to its own Snowdonia-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s trains shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Snowdonia’s 3.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails (2016)

   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails alternatives →

   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter

   Check price for Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails →
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   2. Railroad Revolution (2016)

   2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium

   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Railroad Revolution →
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   3. Russian Railroads (2013)

   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Russian Railroads alternatives →

   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Russian Railroads →
4. 

   4. Railways of the World (2005)

   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Railways of the World alternatives →

   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min longer · same complexity
5. 

   5. Alubari A Nice Cup of Tea (2019)

   1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium

   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Turn Order: Claim Action, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 2 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (40%)

   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~23 min longer · same complexity
6. 

   6. First Class All Aboard the Orient Express! (2016)

   2–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See First Class All Aboard the Orient Express! alternatives →

   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
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   7. Trains (2012)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Trains alternatives →

   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
8. 

   8. Union Pacific (1999)

   2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Union Pacific alternatives →

   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
9. 

   9. American Rails (2009)

   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium

   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)

   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
10. 

    10. Paladins of the West Kingdom (2019)

    1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Paladins of the West Kingdom alternatives →

    Shares with Snowdonia: Card Drafting, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 3 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
11. 

    11. Empyreal Spells & Steam (2020)

    2–6 players · 30–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium

    Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
12. 

    12. Silverton (1991)

    1–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium

    Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Worker Placement · 2 shared tags · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 1–5 players · scales to 6 · ~120 min longer · +0.3 heavier
13. 

    13. Raiders of the North Sea (2015)

    2–4 players · 60–80 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Raiders of the North Sea alternatives →

    Shares with Snowdonia: Hand Management, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 3 shared tags · 3 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (60%)

    vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min longer · 0.5 lighter
14. 

    14. Foothills (2019)

    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium

    Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Snowdonia: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
15. 

    15. Belfort (2011)

    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Belfort alternatives →

    Shares with Snowdonia: Card Drafting, Hand Management, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 4 shared tags · 4 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (80%)

    vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · same complexity
16. 

    16. Santa Fe Rails (2001)

    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium

    Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
17. 

    17. Rolling Freight (2012)

    2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium

    Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)

    vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~90 min longer · same complexity
18. 

    18. Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated (2019)

    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium · See Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated alternatives →

    Shares with Snowdonia: Card Drafting, Events · 2 shared tags · 2 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (40%)

    vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · 0.3 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Snowdonia fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.