Thurn and Taxis / Similar games

18 games like Thurn and Taxis

The best games like Thurn and Taxis are Brass Lancashire, Ticket to Ride Germany and Pandemic Iberia — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Brass Lancashire shares post-napoleonic, transportation, hand management with Thurn and Taxis.

Every alternative below links to its own Thurn and Taxis-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s post-napoleonic / transportation shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Thurn and Taxis’s 2.3 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Brass Lancashire (2007)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Post-Napoleonic, Transportation, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 2 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +1.6 heavier
   View Brass Lancashire on Amazon →
2. 2. Ticket to Ride Germany (2017)
   2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Transportation, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Set Collection · 4 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (100%)
   vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
   View Ticket to Ride Germany on Amazon →
3. 3. Pandemic Iberia (2016)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
   Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Post-Napoleonic, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
   View Pandemic Iberia on Amazon →
4. 4. Gear & Piston (2013)
   2–6 players · 30–60 min · ★ 5.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Post-Napoleonic, Transportation, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014)
   1–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Post-Napoleonic, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.4 heavier
6. 6. Wabash Cannonball (2007)
   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Post-Napoleonic, Transportation, Network and Route Building · 1 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Samarkand Routes to Riches (2010)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Transportation, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 3 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2018)
   2–7 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
   Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Post-Napoleonic, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · about the same length · same complexity
9. 9. Trains (2012)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Transportation, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 2 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
10. 10. World's Fair 1893 (2016)
    2–4 players · 35–45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Post-Napoleonic, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
11. 11. The Bloody Inn (2015)
    1–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Post-Napoleonic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
12. 12. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
    1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Post-Napoleonic, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~23 min longer · +1.6 heavier
13. 13. Trambahn (2015)
    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Transportation, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Thurn and Taxis: both play at 2 · ~22 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
14. 14. Isle of Trains (2014)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Transportation, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
15. 15. Canal Mania (2006)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Transportation, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
16. 16. Age of Industry (2010)
    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Transportation, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 3 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +1.1 heavier
17. 17. Imhotep (2016)
    2–4 players · 40 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Transportation, Set Collection · 1 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
18. 18. Jet Set (2008)
    2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Thurn and Taxis: Transportation, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Thurn and Taxis’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Thurn and Taxis: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.3 heavier

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