Watch “German Railways Review - with Tom Vasel,” a board game review for Prussian Rails from The Dice Tower on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by The Dice Tower on YouTube:
Tom Vasel takes a look at this railroad game
00:00 - Introduction
01:18 - Overview
07:37 - Final Thoughts
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Mainly reviews. Prussian Rails is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 8 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, and 4 recorded sessions.
3 - 5 players
60 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About Prussian Rails, from BoardGameGeek:
Prussian Rails debuted in 2008 as Preußische Ostbahn, the second game in Winsome's Historic Railroads System, then was reprinted as German Railways.
Prussian Rails builds upon the system established in Wabash Cannonball and takes the gameplay to Germany, 1840-1870, introducing an innovative player order mechanism to the system. In addition, each railroad has a special characteristic, based upon its history:
Preußische Ostbahn - May build up to 4 track; 20 black track; Königsberg start.
Niederschlesische - No City Penalty; 17 brown track; Breslau start.
Sächsische - May build up to 2 track; 11 orange track; Leipzig start.
Bayerische - Track cost -1 per hex; 16 blue track; München start.
Main-Weser - Double one City Income; 14 yellow track; Kassel start.
Badische - One free rural track/build; 15 red track; Mannheim start.
Köln-Mindener - $5 maximum expediture/build; 12 purple track; Essen start.
Berlin-Hamburger - Must connect both to receive Dividends; 13 green track; Wittenberge start.