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18 games like Heaven & Ale

The best games like Heaven & Ale are Fields of Arle, A Feast for Odin and Glen More — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Fields of Arle shares economic, farming, industry / manufacturing with Heaven & Ale.

Every alternative below links to its own Heaven & Ale-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / farming shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Heaven & Ale’s 3.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Fields of Arle (2014)
    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Farming, Industry / Manufacturing, Highest-Lowest Scoring · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
    View Fields of Arle on Amazon →
  2. 1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Grid Coverage · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
    View A Feast for Odin on Amazon →
  3. 3. Glen More (2010)
    2–5 players · 45–70 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Farming, Rondel, Tile Placement · 2 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~17 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
    View Glen More on Amazon →
  4. 1–7 players · 30–210 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Farming, Tile Placement · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 7 · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  5. 2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Tile Placement · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  6. 6. Pipeline (2019)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Tile Placement · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  7. 1–4 players · 75–150 min · ★ 8.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Rondel · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~38 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  8. 8. Shipyard (2009)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Rondel · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  9. 9. Wendake (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Farming, Highest-Lowest Scoring · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  10. 2–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Farming, Industry / Manufacturing, Tile Placement · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min longer · 0.5 lighter
  11. 11. Automania (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Tile Placement · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.5 lighter
  12. 2–4 players · 75 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Rondel · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
  13. 13. Keyper (2017)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Farming, Tile Placement · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  14. 14. Hacienda (2005)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Farming, Tile Placement · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
  15. 15. Lisboa (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Tile Placement · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +1.3 heavier
  16. 16. Finca (2009)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Farming, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Rondel · 2 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · 1.2 lighter
  17. 3–6 players · 120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Tile Placement · 1 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
  18. 18. Brass Birmingham (2018)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Heaven & Ale: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing · 0 of Heaven & Ale’s 6 mechanics (0%)
    vs Heaven & Ale: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Heaven & Ale?
Fields of Arle (2014) is the closest match to Heaven & Ale, sharing economic, farming, industry / manufacturing. It rates 8.1/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Heaven & Ale?
Fields of Arle, A Feast for Odin, Glen More are the top-ranked alternatives to Heaven & Ale in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Fields of Arle harder than Heaven & Ale?
Compared with Heaven & Ale, Fields of Arle is +0.6 heavier and ~15 min longer (3.9 vs 3.2 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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