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18 games like Brass Lancashire

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

Every alternative below links to its own Brass Lancashire-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 Brass Lancashire’s 3.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Age of Industry (2010)
   2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Hand Management, Loans, Market, Network and Route Building · 4 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (67%)
   vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.5 lighter
   View Age of Industry on Amazon →
2. 2. Food Chain Magnate (2015)
   2–5 players · 120–240 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · games like Food Chain Magnate →
   Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Market, Network and Route Building · 3 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~90 min longer · +0.3 heavier
   View Food Chain Magnate on Amazon →
3. 3. Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Power Grid (Recharged Version) →
   Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Market, Network and Route Building · 3 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
   View Power Grid (Recharged Version) on Amazon →
4. 4. Terraforming Mars (2016)
   1–5 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium · games like Terraforming Mars →
   Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Hand Management, Income · 2 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.6 lighter
5. 5. Hallertau (2020)
   1–4 players · 50–140 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
   Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Post-Napoleonic, Hand Management, Income · 2 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
6. 6. Power Grid Deluxe Europe\/North America (2014)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium · games like Power Grid Deluxe Europe\/North America →
   Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Market, Network and Route Building · 3 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.7 lighter
7. 7. Barrage (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy · games like Barrage →
   Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 2 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)
   1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · games like Age of Steam Deluxe Edition →
   Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Transportation, Loans, Network and Route Building · 2 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
9. 9. 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons (1986)
   2–7 players · 180–360 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium-heavy · games like 1830 The Game of Railroads and Robber Barons →
   Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Transportation, Market, Network and Route Building · 2 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 7 · ~180 min longer · +0.3 heavier
10. 10. Steam (2009)
    3–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium · games like Steam →
    Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Transportation, Loans, Network and Route Building · 2 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
11. 11. Underwater Cities (2018)
    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · games like Underwater Cities →
    Shares with Brass Lancashire: Industry / Manufacturing, Hand Management, Income, Network and Route Building · 3 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~25 min longer · 0.3 lighter
12. 12. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)
    2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · games like The Great Zimbabwe →
    Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Network and Route Building · 1 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
13. 13. Roads & Boats (1999)
    1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · games like Roads & Boats →
    Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Transportation, Network and Route Building · 1 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~150 min longer · +0.3 heavier
14. 14. Pipeline (2019)
    2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · games like Pipeline →
    Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Market, Network and Route Building · 2 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
15. 15. A Feast for Odin (2016)
    1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy · games like A Feast for Odin →
    Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income · 1 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
16. 16. Pax Porfiriana (2012)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · games like Pax Porfiriana →
    Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Post-Napoleonic, Hand Management, Market · 2 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · 0.3 lighter
17. 17. Gaia Project (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy · games like Gaia Project →
    Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Income, Network and Route Building · 2 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
18. 18. Pax Pamir Second Edition (2019)
    1–5 players · 45–120 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-heavy · games like Pax Pamir Second Edition →
    Shares with Brass Lancashire: Economic, Post-Napoleonic, Hand Management · 1 of Brass Lancashire’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Brass Lancashire: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 5 · about the same length · same complexity

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