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Network and Route Building
OpenGames using
73
Median complexity
1.98
0–5
Median rating
6.22
bayes
Tabletop fit
0.632
weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
The game involves the development of connected routes and nodes, often represented as routes between destinations. This is differentiated from Connections in that it provides some in-game effect beyond merely scoring, such as the ability to trigger actions, or requiring maintenance costs.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brass: Birmingham#1 | 2018 | 8.39 | 3.9 | 120m |
| Gaia Project#13 | 2017 | 8.09 | 4.4 | 150m |
| Brass: Lancashire#23 | 2007 | 7.96 | 3.8 | 120m |
| Concordia#29 | 2013 | 7.93 | 3.0 | 100m |
| Terra Mystica#35 | 2012 | 7.86 | 4.0 | 150m |
| Barrage#40 | 2019 | 7.84 | 4.1 | 180m |
| Underwater Cities#50 | 2018 | 7.77 | 3.6 | 150m |
| Power Grid#74 | 2004 | 7.68 | 3.2 | 120m |
| Clans of Caledonia#76 | 2017 | 7.68 | 3.5 | 120m |
| Concordia Venus#105 | 2018 | 7.59 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Keyflower#133 | 2012 | 7.50 | 3.3 | 120m |
| Age of Steam#139 | 2002 | 7.49 | 3.9 | 120m |
| Hansa Teutonica#147 | 2009 | 7.47 | 3.1 | 90m |
| Yokohama#155 | 2016 | 7.44 | 3.3 | 90m |
| Iberia#160 | 2016 | 7.43 | 2.6 | 45m |
| Ticket to Ride: Europe#178 | 2005 | 7.40 | 1.9 | 60m |
| Istanbul#191 | 2014 | 7.37 | 2.6 | 60m |
| Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries#238 | 2007 | 7.30 | 2.0 | 60m |
| Railways of the World#241 | 2005 | 7.30 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Ora et Labora#244 | 2011 | 7.29 | 3.9 | 180m |
| Ticket to Ride#256 | 2004 | 7.26 | 1.8 | 60m |
| Near and Far#278 | 2017 | 7.23 | 2.9 | 120m |
| 1830: Railways & Robber Barons#311 | 1986 | 7.19 | 4.2 | 360m |
| Indonesia#318 | 2005 | 7.18 | 4.0 | 240m |
| Steam#341 | 2009 | 7.16 | 3.5 | 90m |
| The Great Zimbabwe#357 | 2012 | 7.14 | 3.7 | 150m |
| Power Grid Deluxe: Europe/North America#389 | 2014 | 7.10 | 3.2 | 120m |
| Takenoko#439 | 2011 | 7.06 | 2.0 | 45m |
| Smartphone Inc.#443 | 2018 | 7.05 | 2.8 | 90m |
| Bus#465 | 1999 | 7.03 | 3.0 | 120m |
| Ticket to Ride: Märklin#510 | 2006 | 6.99 | 2.2 | 60m |
| Santa Maria#536 | 2017 | 6.97 | 3.0 | 90m |
| Through the Desert#537 | 1998 | 6.97 | 2.2 | 45m |
| Macao#550 | 2009 | 6.96 | 3.1 | 100m |
| Pipeline#591 | 2019 | 6.93 | 3.9 | 120m |
| Deus#605 | 2014 | 6.91 | 2.8 | 90m |
| Thurn and Taxis#608 | 2006 | 6.91 | 2.3 | 60m |
| Catan#616 | 1995 | 6.90 | 2.3 | 120m |
| Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition#626 | 2018 | 6.89 | 1.5 | 30m |
| Wabash Cannonball#647 | 2007 | 6.87 | 2.8 | 60m |
| Blackout: Hong Kong#658 | 2018 | 6.87 | 3.5 | 150m |
| 1846: The Race for the Midwest#660 | 2005 | 6.87 | 4.0 | 240m |
| Karuba#665 | 2015 | 6.86 | 1.4 | 40m |
| Airlines Europe#673 | 2011 | 6.86 | 2.4 | 75m |
| Taj Mahal#693 | 2000 | 6.85 | 2.8 | 90m |
| In the Hall of the Mountain King#696 | 2019 | 6.85 | 2.9 | 90m |
| Shikoku 1889#735 | 2004 | 6.82 | 3.8 | 240m |
| Roads & Boats#736 | 1999 | 6.82 | 4.2 | 240m |
| Kingdom Builder#779 | 2011 | 6.78 | 2.1 | 45m |
| Ticket to Ride: Rails & Sails#805 | 2016 | 6.76 | 2.5 | 120m |
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