2018Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, Martin Wallace
- Videos
- 112
- Creators
- 88
2 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight

2009Martin Wallace
Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Steam is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 9 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 6 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
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In Steam you build railroads and deliver goods along an ever changing network of tracks and stations. You build the tracks, upgrade towns, improve your train, and grab the right goods to make the longest, most profitable deliveries. Score your deliveries and add to your income or victory points, balancing your need to invest against your quest to win the game. Steam contains a beautiful, double-sided game board. The map on each side depicts terrain, towns, and cities at the start of the railway age. The map of the northeastern USA and neighboring Canada is ideal for 3 or 4 players. Use the map of Europe's lower Rhine and Ruhr region when playing a 4 or 5 player game. You can play Steam on any number of current and future variant and expansion maps, so we include pieces for 6 players. The game plays very similarly to Age of Steam but with modifications to some of its mechanics and artwork. Tracks for income, train level, etc. are all printed on the board around the map such that alternate maps can be overlaid on the board and the necessary tracks will still be able to be used. Similar to: Railways of the World
Steam has 25 videos from 2 creators: 9 reviews, 7 how-to-play guides, 6 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 2 other videos. They date from 2009 to November 2024.
To learn the rules, start with "Uitleg & Review (NL) - Nox' Spellenzolder", which runs 25 min. For a quicker teach, "Steam Board Game - Rails to Riches - How to Play" by Ozone Board Games runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "[Video Review] Age of Steam vs. Steam vs. Railways of the World". To see it played, watch "Session Report: East Sussex fan created map", one of 6 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Brass: Birmingham, Anno 1800: The Board Game, AuZtralia and Age of Steam, also by Martin Wallace.
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2018Gavan Brown, Matt Tolman, Martin Wallace
2 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight
2020Martin Wallace
2 - 4 players120 minHeavy weight
2018Martin Wallace
1 - 4 players30 - 120 minMedium weight
2002John Bohrer, Martin Wallace
1 - 6 players120 minHeavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
In Steam you build railroads and deliver goods along an ever changing network of tracks and stations. You build the tracks, upgrade towns, improve your train, and grab the right goods to make the longest, most profitable deliveries. Score your deliveries and add to your income or victory points, balancing your need to invest against your quest to win the game. Steam contains a beautiful, double-sided game board. The map on each side depicts terrain, towns, and cities at the start of the railway age. The map of the northeastern USA and neighboring Canada is ideal for 3 or 4 players. Use the map of Europe's lower Rhine and Ruhr region when playing a 4 or 5 player game. You can play Steam on any number of current and future variant and expansion maps, so we include pieces for 6 players. The game plays very similarly to Age of Steam but with modifications to some of its mechanics and artwork. Tracks for income, train level, etc. are all printed on the board around the map such that alternate maps can be overlaid on the board and the necessary tracks will still be able to be used. Similar to: Railways of the World
Designer
Martin Wallace
Artists
John Austin, Jared Blando, Craig Hamilton, Christopher Moeller
Publisher
Mayfair Games
Categories
Mechanics