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18 games like Food Chain Magnate

The best games like Food Chain Magnate are Brass Birmingham, The Great Zimbabwe and Barrage — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Brass Birmingham shares economic, industry / manufacturing, income with Food Chain Magnate.

Every alternative below links to its own Food Chain Magnate-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 Food Chain Magnate’s 4.2 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Brass Birmingham (2018)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.7 · Medium-heavy · games like Brass Birmingham →
   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Market, Network and Route Building · 3 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
   View Brass Birmingham on Amazon →
2. 2. The Great Zimbabwe (2012)
   2–5 players · 90–150 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy · games like The Great Zimbabwe →
   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Card Drafting, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 3 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
   View The Great Zimbabwe on Amazon →
3. 3. Barrage (2019)
   1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy · games like Barrage →
   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View Barrage on Amazon →
4. 4. Gaia Project (2017)
   1–4 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.5 · Heavy · games like Gaia Project →
   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Income, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 3 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~75 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
5. 5. Ora et Labora (2011)
   1–4 players · 60–180 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · games like Ora et Labora →
   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
6. 6. Pipeline (2019)
   2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · games like Pipeline →
   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Market, Network and Route Building · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~90 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
7. 7. Roads & Boats (1999)
   1–4 players · 240 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-heavy · games like Roads & Boats →
   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Modular Board, Network and Route Building · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~60 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. A Feast for Odin (2016)
   1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium-heavy · games like A Feast for Odin →
   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income · 1 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~105 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
9. 9. Power Grid (Recharged Version) (2004)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium · games like Power Grid (Recharged Version) →
   Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Market, Network and Route Building · 3 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min shorter · 0.9 lighter
10. 10. Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization (2015)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 8.4 · Heavy · games like Through the Ages A New Story of Civilization →
    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Card Drafting, Income · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
11. 11. Lisboa (2017)
    1–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.2 · Heavy · games like Lisboa →
    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Card Drafting · 1 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
12. 12. Shipyard (2009)
    2–4 players · 120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-heavy · games like Shipyard →
    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Card Drafting, Modular Board · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
13. 13. Fields of Arle (2014)
    1–2 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · games like Fields of Arle →
    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income · 1 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Food Chain Magnate: both play at 2 · plays solo · ~90 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
14. 14. Terra Mystica (2012)
    2–5 players · 60–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · games like Terra Mystica →
    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Income, Network and Route Building · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~75 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
15. 15. 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 Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Market, Network and Route Building · 3 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~60 min shorter · 1 lighter
16. 16. Underwater Cities (2018)
    1–4 players · 80–150 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-heavy · games like Underwater Cities →
    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Industry / Manufacturing, Income, Network and Route Building · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~65 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
17. 17. Age of Industry (2010)
    2–5 players · 120 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Industry / Manufacturing, Card Drafting, Market, Network and Route Building · 3 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min shorter · 0.8 lighter
18. 18. 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 Food Chain Magnate: Economic, Market, Network and Route Building · 2 of Food Chain Magnate’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Food Chain Magnate: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 7 · ~90 min longer · same complexity

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