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18 games like Power Grid The First Sparks

The best games like Power Grid The First Sparks are Hacienda, The Great Zimbabwe and PARKS — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Hacienda shares animals, economic, card drafting with Power Grid The First Sparks.

Every alternative below links to its own Power Grid The First Sparks-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / economic shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 2.7 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Hacienda (2005)
   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Economic, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
   View Hacienda on Amazon →
2. 2. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)
   2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Prehistoric, Card Drafting, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 3 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · +1 heavier
   View The Great Zimbabwe on Amazon →
3. 3. PARKS (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Card Drafting, Modular Board · 2 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
   View PARKS on Amazon →
4. 4. Yokohama (2016)
   2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 2 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.6 heavier
5. 5. Oceans (2020)
   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Prehistoric, Card Drafting · 1 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
6. 6. Istanbul (2014)
   2–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 2 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
7. 7. Food Chain Magnate (2015)
   2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy
   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Card Drafting, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 3 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (75%)
   vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~120 min longer · +1.5 heavier
8. 8. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
   2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Card Drafting · 1 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Power Grid The First Sparks: both play at 2 · ~30 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
9. 9. Wingspan (2019)
   1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Card Drafting · 1 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
10. 10. Concordia (2013)
    2–5 players · 100 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Card Drafting · 1 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~40 min longer · +0.3 heavier
11. 11. The Settlers of Catan (1995)
    3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 2 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
12. 12. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Card Drafting · 1 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · same complexity
13. 13. Airlines Europe (2011)
    2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · 0.3 lighter
14. 14. Gaia Project (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy
    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 2 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · +1.7 heavier
15. 15. Evo (2001)
    3–5 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Prehistoric, Area Movement · 1 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min longer · 0.4 lighter
16. 16. Inhabit the Earth (2015)
    2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Area Movement, Card Drafting, Modular Board · 3 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
17. 17. Age of Industry (2010)
    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · +0.7 heavier
18. 18. Jaws (2019)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Area Movement, Modular Board · 2 of Power Grid The First Sparks’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs Power Grid The First Sparks: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · 0.6 lighter

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