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18 games like The Networks

The best games like The Networks are Terraforming Mars, It's a Wonderful World and 7 Wonders — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Terraforming Mars shares economic, drafting, end game bonuses with The Networks.

Every alternative below links to its own The Networks-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic / humor shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of The Networks’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Terraforming Mars (2016)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
   Shares with The Networks: Economic, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Income, Set Collection · 4 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
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2. 2. It's a Wonderful World (2019)
   1–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with The Networks: Economic, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Set Collection · 3 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View It's a Wonderful World on Amazon →
3. 3. 7 Wonders (2010)
   2–7 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with The Networks: Economic, Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Networks: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 7 · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View 7 Wonders on Amazon →
4. 4. Gaia Project (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy
   Shares with The Networks: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Income, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +1.8 heavier
5. 5. The Pursuit of Happiness (2015)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with The Networks: Economic, Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Income · 3 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
6. 6. Dinosaur Island (2017)
   1–4 players · 90–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with The Networks: Economic, Income, Set Collection · 2 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Legacy The Testament of Duke de Crecy (2013)
   1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with The Networks: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
8. 8. Suburbia (2012)
   1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with The Networks: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Set Collection · 2 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
9. 9. Glory to Rome (2005)
   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with The Networks: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Set Collection · 2 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs The Networks: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
10. 10. Barrage (2019)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with The Networks: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Income, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +1.5 heavier
11. 11. At the Gates of Loyang (2009)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with The Networks: Economic, Income, Set Collection · 2 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
12. 12. 7 Wonders Duel (2015)
    2 players · 30 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Networks: Economic, Set Collection · 1 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs The Networks: both play at 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
13. 13. Saint Petersburg (2004)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Networks: Economic, Income, Set Collection · 2 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Networks: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · same complexity
14. 14. Chinatown (1999)
    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Networks: Economic, Income, Set Collection · 2 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Networks: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~15 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
15. 15. Viticulture Essential Edition (2015)
    1–6 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with The Networks: Economic, Solo / Solitaire Game · 1 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
16. 16. Feierabend (2020)
    1–6 players · 45–75 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
    Shares with The Networks: Economic, Humor, Income, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–5 players · scales to 6 · ~15 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
17. 17. Ragusa (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
    Shares with The Networks: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Set Collection, Solo / Solitaire Game · 3 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–5 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
18. 18. The Red Cathedral (2020)
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with The Networks: Economic, End Game Bonuses, Solo / Solitaire Game · 2 of The Networks’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs The Networks: overlaps at 1–4 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full The Networks fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.