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18 games like Food Chain Magnate

The best games like Food Chain Magnate are Brass Birmingham, The Great Zimbabwe and Barrage — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Brass Birmingham shares economic, industry / manufacturing, income with Food Chain Magnate.

Every alternative below links to its own Food Chain Magnate-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 Food Chain Magnate’s 4.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Brass Birmingham (2018)

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

   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Market, Network and Route Building · 5 shared tags · 3 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min shorter · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Brass Birmingham →
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   2. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)

   2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See The Great Zimbabwe alternatives →

   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Card Drafting, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 5 shared tags · 3 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter

   Check price for The Great Zimbabwe →
3. 

   3. Barrage (2019)

   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy · See Barrage alternatives →

   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · 0.2 lighter

   Check price for Barrage →
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   4. Gaia Project (2017)

   1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy · See Gaia Project alternatives →

   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Income, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 3 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~75 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
5. 

   5. Ora et Labora (2011)

   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Ora et Labora alternatives →

   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
6. 

   6. Pipeline (2019)

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

   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Market, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
7. 

   7. Roads & Boats (1999)

   1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · See Roads & Boats alternatives →

   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · same complexity
8. 

   8. A Feast for Odin (2016)

   1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy · See A Feast for Odin alternatives →

   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income · 3 shared tags · 1 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
9. 

   9. Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)

   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Power Grid (Recharged Version) alternatives →

   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Market, Network and Route Building · 5 shared tags · 3 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min shorter · 0.9 lighter
10. 

    10. Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization (2015)

    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Heavy · See Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization alternatives →

    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Card Drafting, Income · 3 shared tags · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
11. 

    11. Lisboa (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy · See Lisboa alternatives →

    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 1 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
12. 

    12. Shipyard (2009)

    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy · See Shipyard alternatives →

    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Card Drafting, Modular Board · 4 shared tags · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
13. 

    13. Fields of Arle (2014)

    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Fields of Arle alternatives →

    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income · 3 shared tags · 1 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Food Chain Magnate: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
14. 

    14. Terra Mystica (2012)

    2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Terra Mystica alternatives →

    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Income, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~75 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
15. 

    15. Power Grid Deluxe Europe/North America (2014)

    2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · See Power Grid Deluxe Europe/North America alternatives →

    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Market, Network and Route Building · 5 shared tags · 3 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min shorter · 1 lighter
16. 

    16. Underwater Cities (2018)

    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Underwater Cities alternatives →

    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~65 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    17. Age of Industry (2010)

    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium

    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Card Drafting, Market, Network and Route Building · 5 shared tags · 3 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.8 lighter
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    18. 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons (1986)

    2–7 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · See 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons alternatives →

    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Market, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 7 · ~90 min longer · same complexity

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