# Automobile

Automobile is a board game for 3–5 players. It plays in 120 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 6.4 out of 10 by 29 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–5 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2009
- **Categories:** Economic, Industry / Manufacturing
- **Mechanics:** Loans, Commodity Speculation, Open Drafting, Variable Player Powers, Turn Order: Role Order
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.4 out of 10, from 29 reviews
- **Owned by:** 27 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 84
- **Unique players:** 157

**Designers:** Martin Wallace

**Artists:** Mike Atkinson, Peter Dennis, Czarnè, Klemens Franz

**Publishers:** Warfrog Games, Mayfair Games

## Expansions

- [Mayfair Games' Limited Edition Promo Expansion Set #6](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mayfair-games-limited-edition-promo-expansion-set-6)
- [Automobile: Chicken – 2 Player Variant](https://www.ludoya.com/games/automobile-chicken-2-player-variant)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/automobile)
- [Automobile in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/automobile)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39351)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._