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Railways

of England and Wales

2005 Railroad Tycoon, a game by Martin Wallace, was published by Eagle games. Later the game was re-issued under the title of “Railways of the World” and was under this title meant to be the start of a new series. “Railways of England and Wales” is an expansion for Railways of the World within this system.

The game offers two different sets of rules: One set uses the rules from Railways of the world with some modifications. Hexes are either mountains or water or open territory. Bonds can only be issued when they need money for purchases or for making a bid or actions and there are new operations cards – Passenger Line, Tunnel Engineer and Railways Inspector. Major Lines are available during the game. If one player has completed a major line, no other player can score this line.

The second rule introduces shares into the game – you do not own a company, but hold shares in many companies. If you own most shares of a company you control the company. Each company has 10 shares, the price is set at the beginning, you can rise money by issuing shares. In the first phase you have three rounds of laying track and transporting goods against onetime payment. In the second phase dividends are paid and share prices are adjusted, and in the third phase companies can merge. Finally, you can acquire shares. Was in the basic game, the game ends with a number of “empty” cities and you win if you own the most money from shares minus outstanding bonds.

If you like railway games by martin Wallace and own either Railroad Tycoon or Railways of the World, you should not miss out on this expansion!

Spieler         : 2-5

Alter            : ages 10 and up

Dauer           : approx. 120 min

Autor           : Martin Wallace

Grafik          : Paul Niemeyer, David Oram

Titel englisch          : Railways of England and Wales

Preis            : approx. 30,00 Euro

Verlag          : Eagle Games 2009

                     www.eaglegames.net

Genre                    : Railway game

Zielgruppe             : For Experts

Mechanismen         : Lay track, transport goods

Kommentar:

Expansion for Railways of the World

Can only be used with the basic game

Two different sets of rules, one comprising company shares

Game experience necessary

Vergleichbar:

Other railway games with share mechanisms

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