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Games like Merchants and Rails

Games like Merchants and Rails

Games like Merchants and Rails

Looking for games like Merchants and Rails? Here are top economy role playing recommendations with a fantasy, economy, medieval and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Age of Conquest IV, Rails & Rivals or Mercatoria.

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  2. Features Strategic Track Building: Lay track tiles across hex terrain with realistic costs. Plains are cheap, mountains are expensive, and rivers or ridges add crossing fees. Goods & Delivery: Pick up colored goods from cities and deliver them to matching destinations. You can use any railroad on the map. Just remember, every link you cross pays its owner. Bonds & Budget: Need cash fas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rails & Rivals.

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  3. [h1]Mercatoria[/h1] A hex-grid, turn-based grand strategy game set in the Age of Discovery, inspired by the 1999 classic Imperialism 2. The year is 1492. You take command of one of six European powers — England, France, Spain, Holland, Portugal, or Sweden — and compete for dominance of the Old World through trade, industry, colonisation, and war. Across the Atlantic, the New World lies mostl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mercatoria.

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  4. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 2,062 reviews

    With a mysterious, ever-changing world, unique factions, and epic storytelling, the much-awaited sequel to the strategy game classic ENDLESS Legend is here, opening a new chapter of the award-winning ENDLESS universe. Write your legend and unveil the secrets of a dreamlike ocean-planet on the verge of extinction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Endless Legend 2.

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  5. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music
    63% User Score Based on 60 reviews

    "Pennon and Battle" is a turn-based strategy war game. As a lord, you will play a crucial role in the revival of the kingdom! Lead heroes and armies to expand territory in Ruachland,  utilize tactics and magic to eliminate enemy forces, and create your own legend! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pennon and Battle.

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  6. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    84% User Score Based on 57 reviews

    Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperial Ambitions.

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  7. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    73% User Score Based on 265 reviews

    The 20th century heralds the new age of electrification for the railroad, and a new opportunity to make your fortune. Build your corporation carefully, as you deploy modern electric and diesel locomotives, lay new tracks, transport goods and passengers, and stay ahead of the competition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Railroad Corporation 2.

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  8. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    82% User Score Based on 130 reviews

    Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero is a fantasy strategy and adventure game. Immerse yourself in a realm of horrors, magic, and strategic conquest on a hex-based map with a board game feel. Form armies, expand an economy, negotiate agreements, send heroes off on missions, explore dungeons, find magic items and artifacts to help you win the game. Play on maps with up to 50 kingdoms. Manage resourc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom, Dungeon, and Hero.

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  9. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 361 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 5 reviews

    Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rising Lords.

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  10. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 848 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Relive the pioneering spirit of the Golden Age of Steam, by establishing your own railroad empire across 19th Century North America. Build the lines, buy the rolling stock and prosper in the cities you connect - compete against other railroad tycoons and work your way to the top. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Railroad Corporation.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    69% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Clash II is a turn-based strategy game, where player will get the chance to immerse himself as a commander of one of quareled fractions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clash II.

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  12. Fast Charging Tycoon is a turn-based EV charging simulation about building the best charging network in a race against several rival competitors. You start a small charge point operator with a little money, a big map, and a market that's about to take off. Your goal is to grow it into a household name one charging station at a time. You get to decide on how to design each site, manage pricin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fast Charging Tycoon.

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  13. Set sail in *Forturia: Trade Route Pioneers*, a dice-driven board game × trading strategy adventure. Roll the dice, trade goods, build your fortune, and compete with rival captains for global dominance in a world that changes every time you play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forturia: Trade Route Pioneers.

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  14. Build a global industrial empire from a 1990s desktop. A retro business management sim, hand-drawn in pixel art. Alone or in MP: open factories worldwide, broker supply deals across continents, and acquire rivals when they falter. Markets shift, empires grow, and the CRT flickers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FD's Industry Tycoon.

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  15. "Pennon and Battle: Enjoy Edition" is more immersive compared to the Standard Edition. As a lord, you will play a crucial role in the revival of the kingdom! Lead heroes and armies to expand territory in Ruachland, utilize tactics and magic to eliminate enemy forces, and create your own legend! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pennon and Battle: Enjoy Edition.

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  16. Lionhearts is a persistent multiplayer feudal simulator set during the 12th-century Third Crusade. Command armies, dominate trade, or rise to power through politics & religion. Forge alliances, wage wars, and shape history in a living feudal world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lionhearts.

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  17. In this tabletop strategy game you play as the ruler of a fantasy kingdom on the brink of a long winter. You compete against neighboring rulers to hire the best workers and stockpile the most resources in the land. Features Turn-based tabletop gameplay Local and Remote-Play Multiplayer Strategic bidding and tight resource management Attack actions to steal resources from opponents 6 U… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fortune & Famine.

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  18. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    95% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Lead a Viking clan to glory in this accessible turn-based conquest strategy game. Expand your kingdom, raise armies, besiege castles and outsmart a challenging AI across handcrafted worlds built for endless replayability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Horn of the Warlord.

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  19. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    52% User Score Based on 162 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Set in a post-apoc version of Earth, Revival is a 4x strategy game where the world and its rules can change at key moments, creating a deep and highly replayable experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revival: Recolonization.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,091 reviews

    Mashinky is a transport strategy game about trains. The goal is to create your own transport empire on a procedurally generated map. It’s a unique blend of realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction mode and board game-like rules. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mashinky.

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  21. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    88% User Score Based on 180 reviews

    Imperiums: Greek Wars is a unique combination of turn-based 4X and historical grand strategy with a mythological twist. Explore the ancient world and open it up to your people. Survive, expand, conquer... and win! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Imperiums: Greek Wars.

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  22. Rulers of Cospaia brings the charm of a medieval board game to life in a vivid, fully interactive digital world. Played on a hex-based map inspired by classic tabletop design, the game challenges you to develop your city, manage resources, and outsmart your rivals in fast-paced strategic matches. Easy to learn yet rich in tactical depth, Rulers of Cospaia blends city-building, resource management… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rulers of Cospaia.

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  23. Gate Builders is a sci-fi turn-based 4X strategy game. Build space stations, manage work force, exploit, trade and transform resources. Face space pirates and enemy factions. Build, Expand, Thrive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gate Builders.

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  24. A fantasy strategy, featuring turn-based factory building over procedural resource types. Expand and optimize your network of towns, grow your heroes, and excel in deep tactical seamless auto-battler combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colossal Citadels.

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  25. 42%Game Brain Score
    42% User Score Based on 3 reviews

    Navigate through interactions with competing powers to lead your nation to global domination in this 4X open sandbox geopolitical sim set in post-WW2 alt-history world. You have 251 years at your disposal to conquer and unify the planet or take your nation into space. Can you make it? Unleash your geopolitical prowess on a global scale. Create your own history by playing a time period comme… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Geopolaris: Conquer & Dominate.

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  26. Broadsword: WARLORD EDITION boasts turn-based strategy gameplay as players move from mission to mission in the Middle Ages. Command one of five different armies: the English, The French, the Spanish, the Poles or the Hapsburgs. Lead different types of units into battle -- from archers, winged hussars, knights, longbowmen, pikemen, and catapults with special units per nationality. Control special h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Broadsword Warlord Edition.

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  27. Roadmap About the GameThe Kingdom's MerchantBuild an empire through trade, not conquest.The Kingdom's Merchant is a deep medieval trading and economic simulation where your greatest weapon is good business. Starting with little more than a single caravan and a handful of coins, you'll travel a living kingdom, discovering settlements, buying and selling goods, expanding your business, and build… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Kingdom's Merchant.

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  28. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    64% User Score Based on 116 reviews
    Critic Score 67%Based on 3 reviews

    Navigate the competitive industrial landscape of vibrant 1980's USA! Make strategic manufacturing decisions, optimize production chains, acquire technologies, and expand your global business network with key contacts. Opportunities await those savvy enough to capitalize on them! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise of Industry 2.

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  29. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    77% User Score Based on 250 reviews

    Worldwide Rush lets you experience passenger transportation and management on a global scale. Expand your company, meet the growing travel demand, compete against other companies, and discover new continents with its unique vehicles. The entire world is yours to control. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worldwide Rush.

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  30. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    64% User Score Based on 14 reviews

    Embark on a journey through the haunted provinces of Lorhaven, where the long-gone undead have risen, threatening to plunge the realm into eternal darkness. As the commander of your castle, every decision you make will shape the outcome of this harrowing conflict. Key Features: 1. Recruit and Counter: Assemble your army wisely; each unit plays a vital role in countering the undead menace. Stra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lorhaven: Cursed War.

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  31. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 42 reviews

    An Item-Shop Game meets the concept of roguelikes! Endless Replayability and countless options to victory are awaiting you in Shop-Like! Shop-Like is all about running a business in order to pay your debts, so you will not land in the brutal hands of debt slavery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shop-Like: The Rogue-Like Item Shop Experience.

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    81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 4,254 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 4 reviews

    Old World is an epic, historical turn-based strategy game. Set in the classical era, Old World gives players the chance to not just build an empire but to found the greatest dynasty of its age. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Old World.

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  33. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    77% User Score Based on 189 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kaiju Wars.

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  34. JOURNEY THROUGH THE AGES TO ASCEND YOUR EMPIRE Build a nation from nothing into a thriving empire. Grow your economy, manage resources, and secure prosperity. Raise a powerful army, expand your borders, and crush your enemies. Lead your realm to victory and carve your legacy into history. MASTER WAR ACROSS ERAS From tactical skirmishes to massive sieges, adapt your strategy to the evolvi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascendant Realms.

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  35. A single-player strategy game of village building and conquest. Choose humans, orcs or elves, grow your realm, develop heroes and challenge rival AI lords. Expand across Elyndor and march on the Starfall Royal City. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elyndor: Age of Three Realms.

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  36. Roll the dice, drive across living 3D maps and build a car empire. Buy cars and businesses, collect rent, race rivals for their cars and fill your garage with prestige. A fast, friendly board game for 2–4 players: against bots, on one PC or online with friends. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carpoli - Car Board Game.

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  37. An online side-scrolling idle RPG where fantasy battles meet a stock-market-inspired economy. Build your knight, recruit allies, challenge bosses and embed virtual stock certificates in equipment. Requires a game account and internet connection. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 股魂誓約-Stockbound: Oath of Souls.

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  38. Sarmatian Heroes is a turn-based strategy RPG where you explore the world, develop heroes, command armies, build fortified cities, and fight tactical battles on hex-based battlefields in an alternate-history setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sarmatian Heroes.

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  39. CAPITALIUM is set in a kingdom in the middle of the Industrial Revolution. You start out with a small company registered at the Commerce Hall. Each turn is one week: set prices, sign contracts, raise funds and build factories, then use the money you have made and the connections you have built up to sway Parliament. Nothing in the market is scripted; supply and demand, the economic cycle and gover… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CAPITALIUM.

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  40. Build an industrial empire across vast procedurally generated maps. Create production chains, develop cities, research technologies, build your own brands, and compete in a living economy where prices are shaped by supply and demand. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Industrial Mogul.

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  41. Build your airline from a single aircraft into a global carrier. Plan your network, schedule every aircraft, manage the operation, and compete in a living aviation market. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skyline Sim.

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  42. A business strategy game set in the 80s arcade boom, where your company exists on the map. Develop hit games, deploy specialist Agents, move cabinets and cash across the city, and compete for strategic locations while managing the logistics of expansion. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcade Warlord.

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  43. You are a god. Mortal lives are stocks. A godlike life-trading strategy game. Draft mortal lives, trade their futures, manipulate fate and wage war against rival gods in a living medieval village. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LifeStock.

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  44. Lead a campaign of glory as you mine, trade, conquer, & sabotage your way to victory. Your Kingdom of Dwarves must vanquish its rivals and conquer the realm in this turn-based economic strategy game. Lead your Dwarves across new lands in search of gems, gold, & glory. For the Guild! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dwarf Guild Mania.

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  45. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 443 reviews

    Heroes of Science and Fiction (formerly known as Silence of the Siren) is a turn-based strategy game where several different space-faring civilizations fight over control of a distant star system. Explore what’s left on the planets and secure resources to build mighty cities. Raise powerful armies and defeat your opponents on the battlefield! Early Access status Heroes of Science and Fiction now c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes of Science and Fiction.

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  46. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 556 reviews

    In the name of the king, you need to build flourishing cities, explore and produce resources, and protect the economy from cheeky bandits. Cities & Resources Resources are scattered across the game map Acquire resources by founding cities You decide building placements; cities manage citizen needs autonomously Cities have their own budget and resources Trade & Funds Cities buy/sell resources and g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let Them Trade.

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  47. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    71% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    The year is 401 AD, spring is in the air as the sun is slowly setting. What seems like a completely normal night by the river of the Rhine is turning out to be the beginning of the end for the world's longest lasting empire!Yield! Fall of Rome is a turn-based 4X strategy game with fast-paced tactical gameplay set in the time of the imminent fall of the Roman Empire. Conquer provinces, expand your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yield! Fall of Rome.

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  48. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    73% User Score Based on 1,550 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 8 reviews

    Turn based 4X strategy game, recreating the civilizations of ancient China. Develop your land, build great cities, raise huge armies and fight epic battles, with hundreds of soldiers fighting right on the game map. Advance your technologies, culture and religion to create one of mankind’s biggest empires. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oriental Empires.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    76% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    Play the CEO of a multi-national conglomerate and dominate the world's markets. Grow oranges to make orange juice, raise cattle for beef and leather or log timber to make furniture and paper. Take risks by building an expensive mine to get the lithium your batteries need, or monopolize the steel market by buying up all iron deposits. Sell cheap imports or research your own assembly lines to mak… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CEO.

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  50. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    77% User Score Based on 79 reviews

    The official version of one of the best board games - Steam: Rails to Riches. Take control of a railway company, issue shares, build railroads, deliver goods along an network of tracks and stations and make profit to expand. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steam: Rails to Riches.

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