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18 games like Barrage

The best games like Barrage are Brass Birmingham, Gaia Project and Terraforming Mars — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Brass Birmingham shares economic, industry / manufacturing, income with Barrage.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Barrage’s 4.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. Brass  Birmingham board game cover
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy · See Brass Birmingham alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
  2. Gaia Project board game cover
    2. Gaia Project (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy · See Gaia Project alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  3. Terraforming Mars board game cover
    1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Terraforming Mars alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Environmental, Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Income · 5 shared tags · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.8 lighter
  4. Food Chain Magnate board game cover
    2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Food Chain Magnate alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~90 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  5. Underwater Cities board game cover
    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Underwater Cities alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 5 shared tags · 4 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (67%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~25 min longer · 0.4 lighter
  6. Pipeline board game cover
    6. Pipeline (2019)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Pipeline alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Action Drafting, Contracts, Network and Route Building · 5 shared tags · 3 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
  7. Fields of Arle board game cover
    7. Fields of Arle (2014)
    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Fields of Arle alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–2 players · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
  8. Le Havre board game cover
    8. Le Havre (2008)
    1–5 players · 30–150 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · See Le Havre alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, End Game Bonuses, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
  9. Terra Mystica board game cover
    9. Terra Mystica (2012)
    2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Terra Mystica alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Income, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 3 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  10. Maracaibo board game cover
    10. Maracaibo (2019)
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy · See Maracaibo alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Income · 4 shared tags · 3 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  11. Clans of Caledonia board game cover
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Clans of Caledonia alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Contracts, Network and Route Building, Solo / Solitaire Game · 4 shared tags · 3 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
  12. A Feast for Odin board game cover
    12. A Feast for Odin (2016)
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy · See A Feast for Odin alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income · 3 shared tags · 1 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
  13. Lisboa board game cover
    13. Lisboa (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy · See Lisboa alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 shared tags · 1 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
  14. Shipyard board game cover
    14. Shipyard (2009)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy · See Shipyard alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Contracts, End Game Bonuses · 4 shared tags · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
  15. On Mars board game cover
    15. On Mars (2020)
    1–4 players · 90–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Heavy · See On Mars alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Contracts, End Game Bonuses · 3 shared tags · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  16. Ora et Labora board game cover
    16. Ora et Labora (2011)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Ora et Labora alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 1 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  17. Hallertau board game cover
    17. Hallertau (2020)
    1–4 players · 50–140 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Income · 5 shared tags · 3 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · 0.7 lighter
  18. Power Grid (Recharged Version) board game cover
    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Power Grid (Recharged Version) alternatives →
    Shares with Barrage: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 2 of Barrage’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Barrage: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.8 lighter

Frequently asked

What game is most like Barrage?
Brass Birmingham (2018) is the closest match to Barrage, sharing economic, industry / manufacturing, income. It rates 8.7/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Barrage?
Brass Birmingham, Gaia Project, Terraforming Mars are the top-ranked alternatives to Barrage 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 Brass Birmingham harder than Barrage?
Compared with Barrage, Brass Birmingham is same complexity and about the same length (3.9 vs 4.0 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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