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Age of Steam (2002)

Average Rating: 7.83/10
Board Game Rank: 22
Strategy Game Rank: 19
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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
(101 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
13 and up
User Suggested Ages
14 and up
(21 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet
(30 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain
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Age of Steam
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蒸気の時代
蒸汽時代
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Steam-belching iron horses roar across the wild plains! Age of Steam relives the era when pioneering U.S. 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.

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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.

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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Dutch/French version
Publisher: Quined White Goblin Games
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Year: 2009
Size: 12.50 x 8.75 x 2.60 inches
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Third Edition
Publisher: Eagle Games, Pegasus Spiele, Winsome Games
Artist: Sean Brown, Paul Niemeyer
Year: 2008
Product Code: 101160N
Size: 12.50 x 8.75 x 2.60 inches
4.40 pounds
English, German
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Second Edition
Publisher: Warfrog Games, Winsome Games
Artist: Peter Dennis
Year: 2004
Product Code: 1011
Size: 12.50 x 8.88 x 2.75 inches
English, French, German
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Warfrog first edition
Publisher: Warfrog Games, Winsome Games
Artist: Peter Dennis
Year: 2002
Product Code: 1011
Size: 12.50 x 8.88 x 2.75 inches
English, German
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0 Nederlandstalige spelhulp
Nederlandstalige spelhulp (afdrukbaar op 1 A5)
2011-08-22
3 Pacific Northwest Map
Map I created for Age of Steam based on the Pacific Northwest. Lots of mountainous areas and impassable peaks. This has not received any play testing yet, so bare that in mind before printing it out or anything. I did try to make a map that was interesting and balanced and I will try to update it with suggestions if anybody is interested in trying it. Also if you just like the idea you are welcome to take my idea and make a new/improved/better version and upload it yourself. I haven't tried the western US map yet personally but I think this map might benefit by something similar to the transcontinental link from that map.
2011-07-12
21 Teaching Guide for Age of Steam from The How to Play Podcast
Black and White version of the original teaching guide.
2011-03-15
21 AoS Abridged Rules
A one page PDF of abridged rules in English for the third edition. Last updated the "Final Scoring" section per the comments.
2011-02-24
3 Rules Translation to Portuguese
Rules translation to portuguese (based on the german version) Tradução das regras para português (baseado na versão alemã) Versão 1.0
2011-01-27
4 Players aid card // Karta pomocy Gracza
Przebieg tury oraz krótki opis poszczególnych kroków.// Turn sequence & short description of the steps // Polish
2010-12-23
3 example of the first round
full color illustrated example of the first round. In Dutch. (I would like to thank VASSAL and peterk for the graphics)
2010-02-14
13 Age of Steam 2-Player Variant for the Rust Belt Map
A discussion of this variant can be found here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/639847 This is a way to play with 2 players on the Rust Belt map. These rules can also be used (and have been, successfully) to improve many of the fan-based 2-player maps that do not have modified auctions / role selections (e.g.[thing=36377]Scotland[/thing], [thing=38745]Umbria[/thing], [thing=38746]Alpha Centauri[/thing], [thread=394292]Ohio[/thread])
2009-12-03
5 Stock-Market display for AoS (Redesigned from Steam Barons)
Errors corrected on the Performance table captions.
2009-11-12
7 AoS_Scotland_A4_cropped4usa
A cropped version of A4 Scotland, for US Letter pages (2).
2009-07-13
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 22
Strategy Game Rank: 19
Num Ratings: 4887
Average Rating: 7.83
Standard Deviation: 1.64
Num Views: 580621
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Avg. Game Weight: 3.9
Fans: 181
Personal Comments: 1858
Users Owning: 4318
Users Wanting: 383
Users Trading: 93 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 3
Want Parts In Trade: 5
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