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Railways

Railways

2022·Alban Viard

1 players
30 - 60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

In the middle of the 19th century, the time of the Industrial Revolution, you must take advantage of the steam age and build your railroad empire by developing railroads, expanding buildings, and moving passengers to make the most profit at the end of twelve rounds! Railways is the first game in the "Nano9games" family. With 9 cards, 9 dice, and 9 cubes, you must build a network and connect the buildings to move passengers. You will use cards and icons to perform actions. During each round, play cards to combine icons to perform actions: Build a link Move a passenger Build a building Upgrade an existing link Take money Decrease pollution Add a new passenger If you play two icons from the same card, you must increase your pollution. Your goal is to make as much profit as possible, and you earn money when you move passengers through links and buildings... With a second set of cards - and dice and cubes in a different color - you can play Railways with two players. -description from the designer

Railways

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Learn to play

Railways - Teach and Playthrough (Nano 9 Series 1) | 33 | Small Box, Big Game1:04:40

Railways - Teach and Playthrough (Nano 9 Series 1) | 33 | Small Box, Big Game

CulBlu Vlogs

CulBlu Vlogs

Review

Railways - Straight Up Solo with John LaRuffa16:05

Railways - Straight Up Solo with John LaRuffa

No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa

No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa

Which Railways video should I watch?

Railways has 4 videos from 3 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 unboxing. They date from 2022 to September 2025.

To learn the rules, start with "Railways - Teach and Playthrough (Nano 9 Series 1) | 33 | Small Box, Big Game" by CulBlu Vlogs, which runs 1 h 5 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Railways - Straight Up Solo with John LaRuffa" by No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa.

If you like it, try Clinic: Deluxe Edition, Small City: Deluxe Edition, Town Center (Fourth Edition) and On Tour: Paris and New York, also by Alban Viard.

All videos

Railways - Straight Up Solo with John LaRuffaReview16:05

Railways - Straight Up Solo with John LaRuffa

No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa

No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa

Railways - Teach and Playthrough (Nano 9 Series 1) | 33 | Small Box, Big GameHow to play1:04:40

Railways - Teach and Playthrough (Nano 9 Series 1) | 33 | Small Box, Big Game

CulBlu Vlogs

CulBlu Vlogs

Railways - Review (Nano 9 Series 1) | 34 | Small Box, Big GameReview16:36

Railways - Review (Nano 9 Series 1) | 34 | Small Box, Big Game

CulBlu Vlogs

CulBlu Vlogs

Nano 9 Games Volume 1 - Board Game Unboxing - Railways / Empire / City PlannerUnboxing13:40

Nano 9 Games Volume 1 - Board Game Unboxing - Railways / Empire / City Planner

Tabletop For One

Tabletop For One

Creators who cover this

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CulBlu Vlogs
CulBlu Vlogs
2 videos of this game
No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa
No Fluff Solo Gaming with John LaRuffa
1 video of this game
Tabletop For One
Tabletop For One
1 video of this game

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About Railways

From BoardGameGeek:

In the middle of the 19th century, the time of the Industrial Revolution, you must take advantage of the steam age and build your railroad empire by developing railroads, expanding buildings, and moving passengers to make the most profit at the end of twelve rounds! Railways is the first game in the "Nano9games" family. With 9 cards, 9 dice, and 9 cubes, you must build a network and connect the buildings to move passengers. You will use cards and icons to perform actions. During each round, play cards to combine icons to perform actions: Build a link Move a passenger Build a building Upgrade an existing link Take money Decrease pollution Add a new passenger If you play two icons from the same card, you must increase your pollution. Your goal is to make as much profit as possible, and you earn money when you move passengers through links and buildings... With a second set of cards - and dice and cubes in a different color - you can play Railways with two players. -description from the designer

Designer

Alban Viard

Artist

Ilya Baranovsky

Publisher

AVStudioGames

Categories

Card GameCity BuildingTrains

Mechanics

Dice RollingModular Board & Variable SetupNetwork and Route BuildingDrafting
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