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Year Published
2002
# of Players:
3 − 6
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 4 players
Recommended with 3, 4, 5, 6 players
(80 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
13 and up
User Suggested Ages
12 and up
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Language Dependence
Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet
(25 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Age of Steam
Alternate Names
증기의 시대
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Description Edit | History

Steam-belching iron horses roar across the wild plains in Warfrog's railway game, licensed from Winsome Games. Age of Steam relives the era when pioneering US railroads built the tracks that transformed America's economy. The cut-throat action is centered on the industrial powerhouses of the growing nation: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and beyond.

Challenges that await you:

  • Can you finance both the most extensive track network and the most powerful locomotives?
  • Which routes will give the best returns on their costs?
  • Can you beat the opposition to the most lucrative shipments?
  • Will you make enough money to pay your aggressive creditors?

Competition is brutal, with the game usually going to the player who plans most carefully.

Each self-contained phase in the game keeps players constantly involved in making vital decisions and interacting with other players. Age of Steam also allows towns to be developed into cities, ensuring that no two games are exactly the same.

Age of Steam can be played by three to six players, usually takes between 2 and 3 hours to complete, and is suitable for persons aged 13 and above.

Age of Steam FAQ - Please read this before posting a rules question! Many questions are asked over and over in the forums.

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More Information Edit | History

Age of Steam is based on the popular Early Railways Series, created by Martin Wallace and developed by John Bohrer. The major change to that system is the addition of track tiles allowing you to build your own routes.

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2 Stock-Market display for AoS (Redesigned from Steam Barons)
With this redesigned display and company property titles you have all the counters necessary to play the Steam Barons stock-market with your copy of Age of Steam. AoS 3rd edition has enough trains to use them as shares, use the wooden disks for track markers. Finding the correct setup of goods and cities for every AoS map is left as an exercise for the player :-)
2009-11-12
4 AoS_Scotland_A4_cropped4usa
A cropped version of A4 Scotland, for US Letter pages (2).
2009-07-13
3 Age of Steam - German Summary (Kurzspielregel)
Very small (but complete) rule summary and game setup. Print out for every player.
2009-06-15
9 Northern England Sized for 8.5 x 11 Paper
This is nothing more than a conversion of Anthony Simons' (fellonmyhead) Northern England map, collected into a PDF for easy printing on 8.5 x 11-inch paper for us Yanks who are getting tired of our tiles getting squoze together during play. Print out with page scaling off, and the hexes should be the perfect size for your Age of Steam tiles.
2009-06-09
12 AGE OF STEAM Quick Rules
One-sheet quick summary of rules. First page covers game flow, second page contains setup, end game scoring, and various rule clarifications.
2009-04-04
6 Age of Steam Ohio map (2 Players) - 2 A4/US pages
I made this 2 player map in honor of my fiance's home state.
2009-03-25
4 Age of Steam, 3rd Edition Quick Reference
This is a QR that I made up specifically for the third edition of the game. Note: Included on the chart is the ability to sell shares at any time but at reduced value. The places this appears are marked with RR. Feel free to delete this if you don't want it. It's on there since this is the way I will play, at least initially.
2009-03-05
3 Age of Steam 3rd Ed. Rules Errata as PDF for a Label
This is a PDF of the "10 $10 bills" text (to replace "10 $25 bills on page 2) and the missing sentence from page 4 of the FRED edition rule book. By printing it on label stock and cutting the two parts out, it is set up to fit nicely in the rule book. The paragraph with the missing sentence fits over the existing sentence in the rules "Any other players pay half the amount they had bid, rounding up." It's not positioned on the page for any particular label size (I use full sheets).
2009-02-27
11 Age of Steam - Unoficial Portugal expansion
You can also download the same map in this 6pgs. A4 pdf file. Download and print at 100%. Don't use the fit to paper mode. Then, just cut it, glue it and enjoy. :) BGG pg. - http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43242
2009-02-18
5 Age of Steam FRED Edition Errata
1 minor typo ($25 bills listed, should be $10's) 1 rule clarification/omission to bidding. First and second pay full price.
2009-02-18
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