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18 games like Automobile

The best games like Automobile are City of the Big Shoulders, The Manhattan Project Energy Empire and Pipeline — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. City of the Big Shoulders shares economic, industry / manufacturing, commodity speculation with Automobile.

Every alternative below links to its own Automobile-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / industry / manufacturing shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Automobile’s 3.5 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. City of the Big Shoulders (2019)
    2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (100%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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  2. 2. The Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)
    1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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  3. 3. Pipeline (2019)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
    View Pipeline on Amazon →
  4. 4. Container 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! (2018)
    3–5 players · 75–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~37 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  5. 5. Crisis (2016)
    1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~37 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  6. 6. Planet Steam (2008)
    2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  7. 7. Power Grid Factory Manager (2009)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  8. 8. Clans of Caledonia (2017)
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
  9. 9. Wealth of Nations (2008)
    3–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
  10. 10. Brass Birmingham (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing · 0 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (0%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
  11. 11. Marco Polo II In the Service of the Khan (2019)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
  12. 12. Constantinopolis (2010)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  13. 13. Terraforming Mars (2016)
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing · 0 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (0%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
  14. 14. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
  15. 15. Import \/ Export (2017)
    2–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~52 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
  16. 16. Tesla vs. Edison War of Currents (2015)
    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  17. 17. Nations (2013)
    1–5 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Variable Player Powers · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
  18. 18. Advanced Civilization (1991)
    2–8 players · 360–480 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)
    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 8 · ~300 min longer · same complexity
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Automobile?
City of the Big Shoulders (2019) is the closest match to Automobile, sharing economic, industry / manufacturing, commodity speculation. It rates 7.9/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Automobile?
City of the Big Shoulders, The Manhattan Project Energy Empire, Pipeline are the top-ranked alternatives to Automobile in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium-heavy complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is City of the Big Shoulders harder than Automobile?
Compared with Automobile, City of the Big Shoulders is +0.5 heavier and ~30 min longer (4.0 vs 3.5 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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