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Paperclip Railways

Stationary tracks betweed stations

Players lay out a landscape together and then set up stations and place track made from paper clips.

A river made up from 30 blue and 2 silver paper clips is used as a measuring tape to lay out the playing area; you start with a starting city and take all components of its color. Depending on the number of players the playing area has a different geometrical shape, border stations are positioned in the corners. The starting cards of all players are each placed between border stations and finally the river and obstacles are added according to instructions.

In your turn you either draw cards up to the hand limit of six or set out a link from one of your own station to a new or already existing station, both must have free capacities. A new station is placed from your hand according to the rules. Then you pay for the necessary clips with cards from your hand, place the link according to restrictions and mark both stations. Then you score for the two newly linked stations and the number of clips in the link. When the End of Line card appears or if only one player has clips or markers the game ends, 5 points are awarded for the longest track and you win with the highest total from victory points and station bonuses

As mentioned in the rules, the basic idea of the game is taken from String Railway, the differences are in the components and the rules for track building and station placement as well as in paying for your own clips for use in a link. There are two versions with different starting situations in the middle of the board, offering a clever and interesting addition to each collection of railway games.

Players: 2-5

Age: 10+

Time: 45+

Designer: Tony Boydell

Art: Charlie Paull

Price: ca. 48 Euro

Publisher: Surprised Stare Games 2011

Web: www.surprisedstaregames.co.uk

Genre: Track building game

Users: With friends

Version: en

Rules: en

In-game text: yes

Comments:

Inspired by String Railways

Two versions with pre-set and free station arrangement in the middle of the board

Cards also used as means for payment

Compares to:

String Railways

Other editions:

Currently none

Chance (pink): 1

Tactic (turquoise): 2

Strategy (blue): 2

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 1

Dexterity (green): 1

Action (dark green): 0