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18 games like Wabash Cannonball

The best games like Wabash Cannonball are Steam, 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons and American Rails — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Steam shares economic, trains, transportation with Wabash Cannonball.

Every alternative below links to its own Wabash Cannonball-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / post-napoleonic shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Wabash Cannonball’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Steam (2009)
   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Ownership · 3 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Steam on Amazon →
2. 2. 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons (1986)
   2–7 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Ownership, Stock Holding · 4 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~210 min longer · +1.4 heavier
   View 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons on Amazon →
3. 3. American Rails (2009)
   3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 3 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
   View American Rails on Amazon →
4. 4. 1889 History of Shikoku Railways (2004)
   2–6 players · 210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Ownership, Stock Holding · 4 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~150 min longer · +1.2 heavier
5. 5. Gulf (2008)
   3–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 3 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
6. 6. Ride the Rails (2020)
   3–5 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 2 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
7. 7. Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Turn Order Until Pass, Network and Route Building · 3 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
8. 8. 18Lilliput (2018)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 2 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
9. 9. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)
   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building · 2 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · +1.1 heavier
10. 10. Steel Driver (2008)
    3–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 3 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
11. 11. 1822 The Railways of Great Britain (2016)
    3–7 players · 300–420 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy
    Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Ownership, Stock Holding · 4 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (80%)
    vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 7 · ~300 min longer · +1.6 heavier
12. 12. TOKYO METRO (2018)
    1–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building · 2 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
13. 13. Union Pacific (1999)
    2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 2 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
14. 14. 1848 Australia (2007)
    3–6 players · 200–240 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Ownership, Stock Holding · 4 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (80%)
    vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~160 min longer · +1 heavier
15. 15. 1860 Railways on the Isle of Wight (2004)
    2–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 3 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~180 min longer · +1.3 heavier
16. 16. Keyflower (2012)
    2–6 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Transportation, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~45 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. 17. Brass Lancashire (2007)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Post-Napoleonic, Transportation, Network and Route Building · 1 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +1.1 heavier
18. 18. 1849 The Game of Sicilian Railways (1998)
    3–5 players · 180 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy
    Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 3 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (60%)
    vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~120 min longer · +1.5 heavier

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