TransAmerica / Similar games

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. Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition (2018)

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

   Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 2 shared tags

   vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition →
2. 

   2. Trans Europa (2005)

   2–6 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light · See Trans Europa alternatives →

   Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 2 shared tags

   vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Trans Europa →
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   3. Zug um Zug Deutschland (2012)

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

   Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 2 shared tags

   vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for Zug um Zug Deutschland →
4. 

   4. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)

   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See Age of Steam Deluxe Edition alternatives →

   Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 2 shared tags

   vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~90 min longer · +2.5 heavier
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   5. Railways of the World (2005)

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

   Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 2 shared tags

   vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~90 min longer · +1.7 heavier
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   6. San Francisco Cable Car (2009)

   2–6 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

   Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 2 shared tags

   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 · See Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails alternatives →

   Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 2 shared tags

   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 · 2 shared tags

   vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~150 min longer · +1.3 heavier
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   9. Eurorails (1990)

   2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium

   Shares with TransAmerica: Trains, Connections · 2 shared tags

   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 · See Colt Express alternatives →

    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 1 shared tag

    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 · 1 shared tag

    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 · 1 shared tag

    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 · 1 shared tag

    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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    14. Russian Railroads (2013)

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

    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 1 shared tag

    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~75 min longer · +2.1 heavier
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    15. Metro (1997)

    2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4 · Medium-light · See Metro alternatives →

    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 1 shared tag

    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    16. 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons (1986)

    2–7 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · See 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons alternatives →

    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 1 shared tag

    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~240 min longer · +2.8 heavier
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    17. Northern Pacific (2013)

    3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light

    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 1 shared tag

    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    18. Steam (2009)

    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Steam alternatives →

    Shares with TransAmerica: Trains · 1 shared tag

    vs TransAmerica: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~60 min longer · +2.1 heavier

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