Tinners' Trail / Similar games
18 games like Tinners' Trail
The best games like Tinners' Trail are Power Grid (Recharged Version), The Manhattan Project Energy Empire and Dinosaur Island — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Power Grid (Recharged Version) shares economic, industry / manufacturing, auction/bidding with Tinners' Trail.
Every alternative below links to its own Tinners' Trail-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 Tinners' Trail’s 2.8 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.
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- 1. Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 2. The Manhattan Project Energy Empire (2016)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Dice Rolling · 1 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
- 3. Dinosaur Island (2017)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
- 4. Above and Below (2015)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · 0.3 lighter
- Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity
- 6. Glen More (2010)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Dice Rolling, Time Track · 2 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · ~17 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
- 7. A Feast for Odin (2016)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Dice Rolling · 1 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +1 heavier
- 8. Kraftwagen V6 Edition (2015)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Time Track · 1 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · same complexity
- 9. Power Grid Factory Manager (2009)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
- 10. Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization (2015)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Action Points, Auction/Bidding · 2 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~45 min longer · +1.6 heavier
- 11. Le Havre The Inland Port (2012)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Action Points · 1 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Tinners' Trail: no player-count overlap (2–2 vs 3–4) · goes down to 2 · ~45 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
- 12. City of Remnants (2013)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Action Points, Auction/Bidding, Dice Rolling · 3 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (75%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.3 heavier
- 13. The Voyages of Marco Polo (2015)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Dice Rolling · 1 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
- 14. Empires of the Void II (2018)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Action Points, Dice Rolling · 2 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 5 · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier
- 15. Grand Austria Hotel (2015)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Dice Rolling · 1 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier
- 16. Keyflower (2012)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Auction/Bidding · 1 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · goes down to 2 · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
- 17. Princes of the Renaissance (2003)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Auction/Bidding, Dice Rolling · 2 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (50%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~105 min longer · +0.7 heavier
- 18. Troyes (2010)Shares with Tinners' Trail: Economic, Dice Rolling · 1 of Tinners' Trail’s 4 mechanics (25%)vs Tinners' Trail: overlaps at 3–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.6 heavier
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Frequently asked
- What game is most like Tinners' Trail?
- Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004) is the closest match to Tinners' Trail, sharing economic, industry / manufacturing, auction/bidding. It rates 7.8/10 on BoardGameGeek.
- What should I play if I like Tinners' Trail?
- Power Grid (Recharged Version), The Manhattan Project Energy Empire, Dinosaur Island are the top-ranked alternatives to Tinners' Trail in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
- Is Power Grid (Recharged Version) harder than Tinners' Trail?
- Compared with Tinners' Trail, Power Grid (Recharged Version) is +0.4 heavier and ~45 min longer (3.3 vs 2.8 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).
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