2022Matthew Dunstan, Brett J. Gilbert
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1 - 4 players45 minMedium weight

2022Matthew Dunstan, Brett J. Gilbert
Mainly reviews. Village Rails is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 17 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 7 recorded sessions, 6 unboxings, and 2 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
In the sleepy English countryside, life continues undisturbed as it has for centuries. It is up to you to travel to every corner of this land, bearing the promise of modernisation, accommodating the oddly specific demands of the locals, and ushering in the age of steam. In Village Rails, you will be criss-crossing the fields of England with railway lines, connecting villages together, and navigating the complex and ever-changing demands of rural communities. Connect stations and farmsteads to your local network while placing your railway signals and sidings ever so carefully. Meet the exacting standards of cantankerous locals planning strangely specific trips, and weigh their demands against your limited funding. There is much to balance in this tricky tableau-building card game of locomotives and local motives. Microbadge:
Village Rails has 41 videos from 37 creators: 17 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 7 playthroughs, 6 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2022 to November 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Village Rails - Learn While Playing!" by Getting Games, which runs 49 min. For a quicker teach, "Village Rails Board Game | Osprey Games | Overview & How to Play | A Card game of Locomotives" by Fun With Boxes runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Village Rails Review - with Tom Vasel" by The Dice Tower. 16 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Village Rails - Teach & Playthrough" by Before You Play, one of 7 playthroughs.
If you like it, try The Guild of Merchant Explorers, Next Station: London, Monumental and My Shelfie, also by Matthew Dunstan.
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2022Matthew Dunstan, Brett J. Gilbert
1 - 4 players45 minMedium weight
2022Matthew Dunstan
1 - 4 players25 - 30 minLight weight
2022Matthew Dunstan, Phil Walker-Harding
2 - 4 players30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
In the sleepy English countryside, life continues undisturbed as it has for centuries. It is up to you to travel to every corner of this land, bearing the promise of modernisation, accommodating the oddly specific demands of the locals, and ushering in the age of steam. In Village Rails, you will be criss-crossing the fields of England with railway lines, connecting villages together, and navigating the complex and ever-changing demands of rural communities. Connect stations and farmsteads to your local network while placing your railway signals and sidings ever so carefully. Meet the exacting standards of cantankerous locals planning strangely specific trips, and weigh their demands against your limited funding. There is much to balance in this tricky tableau-building card game of locomotives and local motives. Microbadge:
Designers
Matthew Dunstan, Brett J. Gilbert
Artist
Joanna Rosa
Publisher
Osprey Games
Categories
Mechanics