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18 games like TransAmerica

The best games like TransAmerica are Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition, Trans Europa and Zug um Zug Deutschland — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition shares trains, connections with TransAmerica.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of TransAmerica’s 1.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition (2018)
    1–6 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 1 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
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  2. 2. Trans Europa (2005)
    2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 1 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
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  3. 3. Zug um Zug Deutschland (2012)
    2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 1 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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  4. 4. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 1 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~90 min longer · +2.5 heavier
  5. 5. Railways of the World (2005)
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 1 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~90 min longer · +1.7 heavier
  6. 6. San Francisco Cable Car (2009)
    2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 1 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  7. 7. Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails (2016)
    2–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 1 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · +1.2 heavier
  8. 8. Empire Builder (1982)
    2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 1 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~150 min longer · +1.3 heavier
  9. 9. Eurorails (1990)
    2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 1 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (100%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~180 min longer · +1.4 heavier
  10. 10. Colt Express (2014)
    2–6 players · 30–40 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 0 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  11. 11. Trambahn (2015)
    2 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 0 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs TransAmerica: both play at 2 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  12. 12. SNCF (2010)
    3–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 0 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  13. 13. Isle of Trains (2014)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 0 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  14. 14. Russian Railroads (2013)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 0 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min longer · +2.1 heavier
  15. 15. Metro (1997)
    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 0 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
  16. 16. 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons (1986)
    2–7 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 0 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~240 min longer · +2.8 heavier
  17. 17. Northern Pacific (2013)
    3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 0 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  18. 18. Steam (2009)
    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 0 of TransAmerica’s 1 mechanics (0%)
    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min longer · +2.1 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like TransAmerica?
Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition (2018) is the closest match to TransAmerica, sharing trains, connections. It rates 7.2/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like TransAmerica?
Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition, Trans Europa, Zug um Zug Deutschland are the top-ranked alternatives to TransAmerica in the MeeplePick database, matched on light complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition harder than TransAmerica?
Compared with TransAmerica, Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition is same complexity and about the same length (1.5 vs 1.4 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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