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18 games like Pipeline

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

Every alternative below links to its own Pipeline-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 Pipeline’s 3.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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   1. Barrage (2019)

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

   Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Action Drafting, Contracts, Network and Route Building · 5 shared tags · 3 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier

   Check price for Barrage →
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   2. Brass Birmingham (2018)

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

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

   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Brass Birmingham →
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   3. Food Chain Magnate (2015)

   2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · See Food Chain Magnate alternatives →

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

   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~90 min longer · +0.3 heavier

   Check price for Food Chain Magnate →
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   4. Clans of Caledonia (2017)

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

   Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Commodity Speculation, Contracts, Market, Network and Route Building · 5 shared tags · 4 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (67%)

   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
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   5. Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)

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

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

   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
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   6. 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 Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Market, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.7 lighter
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   7. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)

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

   Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
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   8. Wealth of Nations (2008)

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

   Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation, Market, Tile Placement · 5 shared tags · 3 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
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   9. City of the Big Shoulders (2019)

   2–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy

   Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.2 heavier
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    10. Lisboa (2017)

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

    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
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    11. Age of Industry (2010)

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

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

    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
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    12. Planet Steam (2008)

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

    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation, Market · 4 shared tags · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
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    13. 1846 The Race for the Midwest (2005)

    3–5 players · 240 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Market, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 4 shared tags · 3 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~150 min longer · same complexity
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    14. Kanban Driver's Edition (2014)

    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Heavy · See Kanban Driver's Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 3 shared tags · 1 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    15. Ora et Labora (2011)

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

    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 1 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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    16. Grand Austria Hotel (2015)

    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium · See Grand Austria Hotel alternatives →

    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Action Drafting, Contracts · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
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    17. Heaven & Ale (2017)

    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Heaven & Ale alternatives →

    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Tile Placement · 3 shared tags · 1 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
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    18. Yokohama (2016)

    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · See Yokohama alternatives →

    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Contracts, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter

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