Russian Railroads

Russian Railroads
Game data
author	Helmut Ohley and Leonhard Orgler
graphic	Martin Hoffmann and Claus Stephan
publishing company	Hans im Glück Verlag
Publishing year	2013
Art	Board game
Teammates	2 to 4
Duration	120 minutes
Age	from 12 years
Awards
	German Games Prize 2014 - 1st place; International Gamers Awards 2014 Multiplayer category - winner; Game hit for experts 2014 - winner; Meeples' Choice Award 2013 - Winner; Dice Tower 2013 - Best Strategy Game; Spielevater Hit 2014 - Winner; Swiss Gamers Award 2013 - 3rd place; Nederlandse Spellenprijs - nomination; Gouden Ludo 2014 - nomination; Portugal's Jogo do Ano 2014 game - nomination; Game of the year 2014 - recommendation;

Russian Railroads is a board game for two to four players by Helmut Ohley and Leonhard Orgler. The game was published in 2013 by Hans im Glück Verlag . It is based on the “worker placement” principle, in which the players in turn can distribute their available workforce on free fields in order to gain resources or other advantages. This game principle is also used in other games by the publisher, such as Stone Age or Egizia .

The theme and objective of the game

In Russian Railroad, players take on the roles of railway magnates in the late Empire. By employing manpower, building materials can be generated, new workers can be recruited and talented engineers can be hired. The aim of the game is to get more victory points by building the railway lines than any other player.

Extensions

In addition to the main game, the publisher released three expansions. The first expansion, The New Engineers, contains six new tiles and four new engineers. On the back there is an extension for Stone Age . The second extension has a larger scope and is called German Railroads . In addition to new engineering cards and game tiles, there is a new board on which German railway lines have to be built. In addition, the basic rules are expanded to include the "coal module" and a solo version. In addition, the American Railroads expansion appeared with American routes and the stock market.