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18 games like Power Grid (Recharged Version)

The best games like Power Grid (Recharged Version) are Brass Birmingham, Terraforming Mars and Food Chain Magnate — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Brass Birmingham shares economic, industry / manufacturing, income with Power Grid (Recharged Version).

Every alternative below links to its own Power Grid (Recharged Version)-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 Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 3.3 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 Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Market, Network and Route Building · 5 shared tags · 3 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.6 heavier

   Check price for Brass Birmingham →
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   2. Terraforming Mars (2016)

   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · See Terraforming Mars alternatives →

   Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income · 3 shared tags · 1 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for Terraforming Mars →
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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 Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Market, Network and Route Building · 5 shared tags · 3 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · +0.9 heavier

   Check price for Food Chain Magnate →
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   4. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)

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

   Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 2 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

   vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
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   5. Pipeline (2019)

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

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

   vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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   6. A Feast for Odin (2016)

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

   Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income · 3 shared tags · 1 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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   7. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)

   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · See Age of Steam Deluxe Edition alternatives →

   Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Auction/Bidding, Catch the Leader, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 3 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (50%)

   vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
8. 

   8. Fields of Arle (2014)

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

   Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income · 3 shared tags · 1 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (17%)

   vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): both play at 2 · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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   9. Age of Industry (2010)

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

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

   vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
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    10. Terra Mystica (2012)

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

    Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Income, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
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    11. Planet Steam (2008)

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

    Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Auction/Bidding, Market · 4 shared tags · 2 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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    12. Underwater Cities (2018)

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

    Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
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    13. Ora et Labora (2011)

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

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

    vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
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    14. Clans of Caledonia (2017)

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

    Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Market, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 2 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
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    15. Barrage (2019)

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

    Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 2 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.8 heavier
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    16. Wabash Cannonball (2007)

    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Wabash Cannonball alternatives →

    Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Auction/Bidding, Auction: Turn Order Until Pass, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 3 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (50%)

    vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–6 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
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    17. Funkenschlag (2001)

    2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-heavy

    Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 2 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (33%)

    vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–6 players · ~60 min longer · +0.3 heavier
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    18. Hallertau (2020)

    1–4 players · 50–140 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium

    Shares with Power Grid (Recharged Version): Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income · 3 shared tags · 1 of Power Grid (Recharged Version)’s 6 mechanics (17%)

    vs Power Grid (Recharged Version): overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~25 min shorter · same complexity

Looking for the original? See the full Power Grid (Recharged Version) fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.