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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. 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 · 4 shared tags · 2 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier

   Check price for City of the Big Shoulders →
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   2. The Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)

   1–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See The Manhattan Project Energy Empire alternatives →

   Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Variable Player Powers · 3 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for The Manhattan Project Energy Empire →
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   3. Pipeline (2019)

   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Pipeline alternatives →

   Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 3 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier

   Check price for Pipeline →
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   4. Container 10th Anniversary Jumbo Edition! (2018)

   3–5 players · 75–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium

   Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 3 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~37 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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   5. Crisis (2016)

   1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium

   Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 3 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · ~37 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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   6. Planet Steam (2008)

   2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-heavy

   Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 3 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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   7. Power Grid Factory Manager (2009)

   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium · See Power Grid Factory Manager alternatives →

   Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 3 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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   8. Clans of Caledonia (2017)

   1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Clans of Caledonia alternatives →

   Shares with Automobile: Economic, Commodity Speculation · 2 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · same complexity
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   9. Wealth of Nations (2008)

   3–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-heavy

   Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 3 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
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    10. Brass Birmingham (2018)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy · See Brass Birmingham alternatives →

    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing · 2 shared tags · 0 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (0%)

    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
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    11. Marco Polo II In the Service of the Khan (2019)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Marco Polo II In the Service of the Khan alternatives →

    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Variable Player Powers · 2 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · same complexity
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    12. Constantinopolis (2010)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium

    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 3 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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    13. Terraforming Mars (2016)

    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Terraforming Mars alternatives →

    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing · 2 shared tags · 0 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (0%)

    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
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    14. Glen More II Chronicles (2019)

    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Glen More II Chronicles alternatives →

    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Commodity Speculation · 2 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    15. Import / Export (2017)

    2–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium

    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 3 shared tags · 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
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    16. Tesla vs. Edison War of Currents (2015)

    2–5 players · 90 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium

    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 3 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · goes down to 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
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    17. Nations (2013)

    1–5 players · 40–200 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy · See Nations alternatives →

    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Variable Player Powers · 2 shared tags · 1 of Automobile’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Automobile: overlaps at 3–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
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    18. Advanced Civilization (1991)

    2–8 players · 360–480 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy · See Advanced Civilization alternatives →

    Shares with Automobile: Economic, Commodity Speculation · 2 shared tags · 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

Looking for the original? See the full Automobile fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.