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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. 1. Barrage (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Action Drafting, Contracts, Network and Route Building · 3 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
   View Barrage on Amazon →
2. 2. Brass Birmingham (2018)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Market, Network and Route Building · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View Brass Birmingham on Amazon →
3. 3. Food Chain Magnate (2015)
   2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Market, Network and Route Building · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~90 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Food Chain Magnate on Amazon →
4. 4. Clans of Caledonia (2017)
   1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Commodity Speculation, Contracts, Market, Network and Route Building · 4 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
5. 5. Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Market, Network and Route Building · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
6. 6. Power Grid Deluxe Europe\/North America (2014)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Market, Network and Route Building · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.7 lighter
7. 7. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)
   2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Network and Route Building, Tile Placement · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
8. 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 · 3 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
9. 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 · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min longer · +0.2 heavier
10. 10. Lisboa (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy
    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Tile Placement · 1 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.7 heavier
11. 11. Age of Industry (2010)
    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Market, Network and Route Building · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
12. 12. Planet Steam (2008)
    2–5 players · 90–180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation, Market · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~45 min longer · same complexity
13. 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 · 3 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~150 min longer · same complexity
14. 14. Kanban Driver's Edition (2014)
    2–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.8 · Heavy
    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
15. 15. Ora et Labora (2011)
    1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Network and Route Building · 1 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · same complexity
16. 16. Grand Austria Hotel (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Action Drafting, Contracts · 2 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
17. 17. Heaven & Ale (2017)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Tile Placement · 1 of Pipeline’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Pipeline: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
18. 18. Yokohama (2016)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Pipeline: Economic, Contracts, Network and Route Building · 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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