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Designed By	Joe Roznai Larry Roznai
Art By	Brian Blume Chris Ferguson Mike Russo Peter Y. Bromley
Published By	Mayfair Games
Year Published	1992
# of Players:	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 3 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (6 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (1 voter) [poll]
Category	Trains
Mechanic	Crayon Rail System
Primary Name	Nippon Rails
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Families	Mayfair Crayon Rail Games

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Nippon Rails is an Empire Builder game set on the islands of Japan. It is considered to be among the more challenging maps, given many narrow portions that are susceptible to purposeful blockage by opponents. Includes a unique tunnel feature linking the main island Honshu to the northern island Hokkaido.

Part of the crayon_rail_games series.

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10	Sessions First time play and impression	2009-10-16	mschlat	0
0	Rules Upgrade path of Locos	2009-09-17	BugLaden	1
1	Rules Newb question - building across islands	2009-09-17	BugLaden	3
5	Reviews Solid addition to your Empire Builder collection	2009-04-15	Cecrow	4
3	Strategy Best (and Worst) Cities to Connect	2009-01-12	railgamefan	2
0	Strategy Completely blocking a passage - Easy in Nippon	2007-11-15	pimlottc	3
0	Rules Any errata?	2007-01-25	celt619	7
0	General Rules	2006-10-24	crich35	0
0	Sessions Session Report	2005-02-20	seppo21	1
0	General General Comment	2002-01-01	BoardGame...	1

	Recommendations

Strong Recommendations
British Rails	India Rails	Australian Rails	Lunar Rails
Russian Rails	Eurorails	Empire Builder	Iron Dragon

Standard Recommendations
China Rails	North American Rails

Weak Recommendations
Rail Baron	Express	Dampfross	Lancashire Railways
Campaign Trail	Freight Train	Silverton

Very Weak Recommendations
Streetcar	1835	Beest

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Nippon Rails player aid

Quickly see where goods are on the map. Gives a visual representation so you can tell if the needed item is nearby or far away!

mtwomey

2009-04-14

NipponRailEventList-Chinese-v0.doc

Chinese Translation of Event Cards, with Cities' Names Remarked with Province Names for Easier Search

Naoki

2007-07-22

NipponRailCheatSheet-Kanji&Province-v0.xls

Supplies List with Kanji/Chinese Characters, Colour-coded by Provinces

Naoki

2007-07-22

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Num Ratings:	310
Average Rating:	6.68
Standard Deviation:	1.38
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Users Owning:	430
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EB Player computer version (Japan map)

http://www.railgamefans.com/ebp/ebpmaps.htm#ebjpn

2008-12-25

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