2022David Chircop
- Videos
- 70
- Creators
- 58
Mainly reviews
1 - 4 players25 - 100 minHeavy weight
Cretaceous Rails
2025Ann Journey
- Videos
- 30
- Creators
- 22
Mainly reviews. Cretaceous Rails is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 19 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 7 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 1 other video.
1 - 4 players
30 - 120 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Travel back in time to the Cretaceous era, build a rail network into the jungle, take time-traveling tourists on safari to see their favorite dinosaurs in the wild, and build a resort full of attractions to customize your strategy with exciting abilities. Cretaceous Rails features an innovative dual-action worker placement system, route building, tableau building, and resource management. Utilize the resources of the Cretaceous jungle to build the optimal combination of attractions for abilities and scoring. -description from the publisher
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Which Cretaceous Rails video should I watch?
Cretaceous Rails has 30 videos from 22 creators: 19 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 7 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 1 other video. They date from 2023 to May 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Cretaceous Rails - 2 Player How to Play" by Merry Married Meeples, which runs 12 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Cretaceous Rails Review: Outrageous Bodacious Cretaceous" by The Dice Tower. 17 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Cretaceous Rails - 3p Teaching, Play-through & Roundtable Discussion by Heavy Cardboard" by Heavy Cardboard, one of 7 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Hamlet: The Village Building Game, Wormholes, Switch & Signal or Looot, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Cretaceous Rails
From BoardGameGeek:
Travel back in time to the Cretaceous era, build a rail network into the jungle, take time-traveling tourists on safari to see their favorite dinosaurs in the wild, and build a resort full of attractions to customize your strategy with exciting abilities. Cretaceous Rails features an innovative dual-action worker placement system, route building, tableau building, and resource management. Utilize the resources of the Cretaceous jungle to build the optimal combination of attractions for abilities and scoring. -description from the publisher
Designer
Ann Journey
Artist
Graham Burkum
Publisher
Spielcraft Games
Categories
Mechanics