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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 · See Steam alternatives →

   Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Ownership · 6 shared tags · 3 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · +0.7 heavier

   Check price for Steam →
2. 

   2. 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 Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Ownership, Stock Holding · 7 shared tags · 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

   Check price for 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons →
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 · 6 shared tags · 3 of Wabash Cannonball’s 5 mechanics (60%)

   vs Wabash Cannonball: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity

   Check price for American Rails →
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 · 7 shared tags · 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 · 6 shared tags · 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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Power Grid (Recharged Version) alternatives →

   Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Turn Order Until Pass, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Age of Steam Deluxe Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Transportation, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building · 5 shared tags · 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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · 7 shared tags · 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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Union Pacific alternatives →

    Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Trains, Network and Route Building, Stock Holding · 4 shared tags · 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 · 7 shared tags · 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 · 6 shared tags · 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 · See Keyflower alternatives →

    Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Transportation, Auction/Bidding · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Brass Lancashire alternatives →

    Shares with Wabash Cannonball: Economic, Post-Napoleonic, Transportation, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 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 · 6 shared tags · 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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