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40.00€
Railways of Europe
120m - 120m
2 - 5 Players
Ages 10+
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Rails of Europe is an expansion for Railways of the World. Glenn Drover, one of the two designers of the original game, has designed a European setting for the expansion, which uses the original game’s pieces, tiles, money, trains, shares and rules, along with a new map and card deck. There are some rules changed and added for the expansion to reflect the new setting of the expansion.
Due to the complicated corporate history of Eagle Games, this expansion was unusual – it was originally an official, yet unlicensed expansion of Railroad Tycoon. It was official, since the designer of the original game also designed this expansion and it was to be published by a company that is a descendant (of sorts) of Eagle Games. The expansion is unlicensed because it never bore the Railroad Tycoon name, which was licensed from Sid Meier’s computer game. Its status as an expansion of Railways of the World is much more official, although it existed before the base game of Railways of the World was published.
| Ages | 10+ |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players |
| Play Time | 120m – 120m |
| Designer | Glenn Drover |
| Mechanics | Auction/Bidding, Network and Route Building, Card Drafting, Pick-up and Deliver, Tile Placement |
| Theme | Expansion for Base-game, Trains, Transportation |
| Publisher | Eagle-Gryphon Games |
Anaconda
Doesn't add anything to the original game. But has a different set of cards and map that makes it a different scenario. It's also smaller than the original, with less special rules (western link, chicago). We've played it with 2 players, and it worked out well. (9 empty city markers, even though the rules doesn't mention the option). Since it feels more like a beginners version to RRT, I rate it a tad lower than the original, but it's not a bad game. Though it's disappointing that they didn't do anything about the colors. (Black, purple, blue) when they had the chance.
Bayushi Sezaru
Rails of Europe is absolutely my favorite map for the Railways of the World system. It is tigther, it has a more balanced deck of operation cards and a good selection of major lines. It can be somewhat unforgiving, since a bad first couple of turns can cripple an entire game, but in this it is more similar to Age of Steam than to Railways of the World. It is a worthy addition to a great system!
autumnweave
A more balanced and smaller map than the Railroad Tycoon US map. Great with more players. Fun with 6 and plays in about 3 hours. Casually taking too many loans can cause you to sputter out in mid-game. I need to do better at creating a plan and sticking to it, but still love the game.