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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. Hacienda (2005)

   2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium · See Hacienda alternatives →

   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Economic, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Hacienda →
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   2. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)

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

   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Prehistoric, Card Drafting, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 5 shared tags · 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

   Check price for The Great Zimbabwe →
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   3. PARKS (2019)

   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light · See PARKS alternatives →

   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Card Drafting, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 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

   Check price for PARKS →
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   4. Yokohama (2016)

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

   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 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
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   5. Oceans (2020)

   2–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Oceans alternatives →

   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Prehistoric, Card Drafting · 3 shared tags · 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
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   6. Istanbul (2014)

   2–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · See Istanbul alternatives →

   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 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
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   7. Food Chain Magnate (2015)

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

   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Card Drafting, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 4 shared tags · 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 · See 7 Wonders Duel alternatives →

   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Wingspan alternatives →

   Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Concordia alternatives →

    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 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
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    11. The Settlers of Catan (1995)

    3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See The Settlers of Catan alternatives →

    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 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
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    12. Everdell (2018)

    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium · See Everdell alternatives →

    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Card Drafting · 2 shared tags · 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 · See Airlines Europe alternatives →

    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 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
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    14. Gaia Project (2017)

    1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy · See Gaia Project alternatives →

    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Economic, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Evo alternatives →

    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Prehistoric, Area Movement · 3 shared tags · 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 · 4 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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
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    18. Jaws (2019)

    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light · See Jaws alternatives →

    Shares with Power Grid The First Sparks: Animals, Area Movement, Modular Board · 3 shared tags · 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

Looking for the original? See the full Power Grid The First Sparks fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.