Steam Tunnel (2003)

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Designer	James Ernest
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Publisher	Cheapass Games
Year Published	2003
# of Players	2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
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Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (1 voter) [poll]
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Subdomain	Abstract Games (4 voters) [vote]
Category	Abstract Strategy
Mechanic	Modular Board
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Family	Hip Pocket Games
Primary Name	Steam Tunnel
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In the year 2185, in the steam-driven titanium mine deep under the surface of Io,.... oh, who are we kidding. Steam Tunnel is a great game with no particular basis in reality. Compete for control of tunnels in an abstract game with a perfect mix of strategy and luck.

Battle for control of tunnels in this purely abstract strategy card game by James Ernest. On a wrap-around board made of 36 cards, players flip and capture cards that show sets of tunnels. Connect high-scoring end-caps to score points. The longer your tunnel, the better. A truly engaging strategy game with a lot more involved than you think.

Steam Tunnel is part of the Hip Pocket Games series.

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2003 Listed in GAMES Magazine's GAMES 100

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Steam Tunnel

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Hip Pocket 2003

Publisher: Cheapass Games

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Year: 2003

Product Code: CAG 963

Size: 6.00 x 4.00 x 0.25 inches

0.13 pounds

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Markers for buried tunnels and closed tunnels.

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2006-09-09

Steam Tunnel - James Ernest - Cheapass Games - French Rules Translation.doc

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Board Game Rank:	5220
Abstract Games Rank:	435
Num Ratings:	135
Average Rating:	5.73
Standard Deviation:	1.30
Num Views:	13681
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Personal Comments:	60
Users Owning:	353
Users Wanting:	12
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2004-01-28