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Rail Barons of the World

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Published
2022
Reach
Under the radar (via base game)
Players
1–6
Play time
45–120 min
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Main mechanics

  • Auction & bidding
  • Route building
  • Tile laying
  • Drafting
  • Auction & bidding: Value is set by what players are willing to pay.
  • Route building: You connect points on a map and defend the connection.
  • Tile laying: You build a shared or personal board tile by tile.
  • Drafting: You pick from a shared pool and pass the rest along.
Full publisher description

Rail Barons of the World contains a new universal Rail Baron deck that can be used with any Railways of the World Series map as well as a solo mode for 7 Railways of the World Series maps - Eastern US, Mexico, Portugal, Nippon, Great Britain, Sweden, and Australia. Each universal Rail Baron has a goal for the player to achieve to earn points while playing a Railways of the World Series map. The new solo mode introduced into the Railways of the World Series adds new twists and challenges to 7 of the Railways of the World Series maps. The solo system was designed by D vid Turczi John Albertson. description from the publisher

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