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Ride the Rails
$40.00
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RulesAbout Ride the Rails
The station is jam-packed full of excited people ready to ride the rails. Mason is off to Chicago, Ashley to Denver, and Hunter is going all the way to San Francisco. The train arrives, and passengers start detraining the sleeper cars with the red-caped porters expertly loading their luggage onto the baggage carts. Enthusiastic travelers crowd the doors, anxiously anticipating their adventure cruising across America in style!
In Ride the Rails, you will invest in railroad companies, build railway track across America, and deliver passengers to as many cities as possible. Each round, a new Railroad company is introduced to the game, and each Railroad company has its own special placement rules! Deliver passengers to as many cities as possible to earn the most points. Be cautious in your travels, as shareholders of Railroads that you use will also earn points!
Ride the Rails is a game of simple rules with varied strategies and tactics for 3-5 players ages 12 and up, playing in about an hour.
Jeremy
August 4th, 2020This post's average rating is: 4.3
Great value for money. A very easy game to learn and a great introduction to the more complex 18XX games. I recommend five players or four if pressed.
James Haltom
August 12th, 2020This post's average rating is: 4.3
This game plays great for each player count. It plays really fast for the amount of decision space there is, and is perfect to scratch that 18XX itch, without the insane rules overhead and monstrous play time.
Chris
August 16th, 2020This post's average rating is: 4.3
One of my favorite games. Easy to teach new players, and short play time, but the complexities of shared incentives provide tons of depth for repeated plays. It plays completely differently every time despite no variance. It’s 100% player driven. Highly recommend!
William N Zimmerman
January 26th, 2021This post's average rating is: 4.3
Recently got Ride the Rails [RtR] (with expansion) and Irish Guage (IG).In my opinion Irish Guage’s shares mechanic is much more interesting and competitive than RtR. That said RtR has very good components and is very pretty. The rules are simple and you can get playing with even younger children (this is like Ticket to Ride but no random cards and more math).
PRO: Great components. Easy to learn. The expansion maps (Germany especially) make this much more interesting.
CON: Not as good as Irish Guage in terms of strategy/cut throat competition.
Overall: 5/10 for me but I could see this being 7/10 for someone just entering boardgames.