Railways of the World (2009)

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Designer	Glenn Drover Martin Wallace
Artist	Paul Niemeyer David Oram
Publisher	Eagle Games
Year Published	2009
# of Players	2 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 5 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 players (33 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (7 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (10 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Strategy Games (22 voters) [vote]
Category	Trains Transportation
Mechanic	Action Point Allowance System Auction/Bidding Card Drafting Pick-up and Deliver Route/Network Building Tile Placement Show More »
Expansion	Railways of England and Wales Railways of Europe Railways of Mexico Railways of the Western U.S. Railways of the World: Event Deck Railways Through Time Show More »
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Railways of the World (2009) is the new edition of the base game for Eagle Games' popular Railways of the World series, first published as Railroad Tycoon in 2005. It reimplements the original game with several improvements.

Multiple expansions featuring different maps are available. Railways of the World is the new base game for the system and includes the engine placards, railroad tiles, train tokens, money, bonds, and other items that are needed in almost all the Railways of the World series. A gameboard depicting the eastern half of the United States is included in the base game, as well as a mounted map of Mexico.

A revised reprint was published at the end of 2010 which made some component improvements, such as the addition of Railroad Operation cards for the Mexico map.

Re-Implements:

Railroad Tycoon

Expansions:

Complete series overview - The Railways of the World Series: Introducing the family members of the ideal medium-weight train game

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Awards

2010 BoardGamer.ru Best Family Game.

Components:

30" x 36" mounted map of Eastern U.S.
14.75"x24.5" mounted map of Mexico
12 Railroad Baron Cards
1 Start Player Card
37 Railroad Operation Cards
2 Rulebooks
1 Score Track
150 Plastic trains in 6 all new colors
24 empty city markers (4 types)
125 good cubes (5 colors)
Bond Certificates (54 notes in 3 denominations)
Money (3 denominations)
217 Track Tiles
12 New City Tiles (3 x yellow, 3 x black, 3 x blue and 3 x purple)
2 Golden Spike tiles
Drawstring Bag
2nd Edition (2010 Copyright) adds 54 Mexico cards: 38 Mexico Railroad Ops cards, 12 Mexico Rail Baron cards and 4 Player Aids

Card Sleeve Summary:

42 Railroad Ops cards, 12 Rail Baron cards, 1 start player card.
2nd Edition (2010 Copyright) adds 54 Mexico cards: 38 Mexico Railroad Ops cards, 12 Mexico Rail Baron cards and 4 Player Aids.
Total 55 Eastern USA, 54 Mexico = 109 Cards

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Railways of the World

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Second Edition

Publisher: Eagle Games

Artist: David Oram

Year: 2010

Product Code: 101122N

Size: 15.50 x 12.50 x 3.62 inches

8.00 pounds

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First Edition

Publisher: Eagle Games

Artist: Paul Niemeyer, David Oram

Year: 2009

Product Code: FDD101122N

Size: 15.50 x 12.50 x 3.62 inches

8.25 pounds

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Railways of the Western U.S.

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