Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries / Similar games

18 games like Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries

The best games like Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries are Zug um Zug Deutschland, Trains and Union Pacific — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Zug um Zug Deutschland shares trains, hand management, network and route building with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 2.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Zug um Zug Deutschland (2012)

   2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity

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2. 

   2. Trains (2012)

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

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier

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3. 

   3. Union Pacific (1999)

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

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Union Pacific →
4. 

   4. Rollecate (2019)

   1–4 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Set Collection · 4 shared tags · 3 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (75%)

   vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~32 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
5. 

   5. Trambahn (2015)

   2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: both play at 2 · about the same length · same complexity
6. 

   6. Isle of Trains (2014)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
7. 

   7. SteamRollers (2015)

   1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
8. 

   8. Colt Express (2014)

   2–6 players · 30–40 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light · See Colt Express alternatives →

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 1 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (25%)

   vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 6 · ~10 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
9. 

   9. Santa Fe Rails (2001)

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

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (50%)

   vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
10. 

    10. Railways of the World The Card Game (2010)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 4 · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
11. 

    11. Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition (2018)

    1–6 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Light · See Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Network and Route Building · 2 shared tags · 1 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~20 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
12. 

    12. Irish Gauge (2014)

    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light

    Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Network and Route Building · 2 shared tags · 1 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: both play at 3 · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
13. 

    13. 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 Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 2 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.8 heavier
14. 

    14. Santa Fe (1992)

    2–5 players · 70 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 5 · ~25 min longer · +0.2 heavier
15. 

    15. Wingspan (2019)

    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light · See Wingspan alternatives →

    Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Card Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 3 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (75%)

    vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~10 min longer · +0.4 heavier
16. 

    16. Snowdonia (2012)

    1–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Snowdonia alternatives →

    Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 2 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +1 heavier
17. 

    17. Days of Steam (2009)

    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light

    Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (50%)

    vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 4 · about the same length · same complexity
18. 

    18. Empire Builder (1982)

    2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium

    Shares with Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: Trains, Network and Route Building · 2 shared tags · 1 of Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries’s 4 mechanics (25%)

    vs Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries: overlaps at 2–3 players · scales to 6 · ~135 min longer · +0.6 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Ticket to Ride Nordic Countries fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.