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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. 1. Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails (2016)
   2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
   View Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails on Amazon →
2. 2. Railroad Revolution (2016)
   2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 2 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
   View Railroad Revolution on Amazon →
3. 3. Russian Railroads (2013)
   2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Worker Placement · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
   View Russian Railroads on Amazon →
4. 4. Railways of the World (2005)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Card Drafting · 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 · 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
   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Card Drafting · 1 of Snowdonia’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Snowdonia: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
7. 7. Trains (2012)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Hand Management · 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
   Shares with Snowdonia: Trains, Card Drafting · 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 · 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
    Shares with Snowdonia: Card Drafting, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 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 · 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 · 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
    Shares with Snowdonia: Hand Management, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 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 · 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
    Shares with Snowdonia: Card Drafting, Hand Management, Worker Placement, Worker Placement · 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 · 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 · 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
    Shares with Snowdonia: Card Drafting, Events · 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.