Arclight Railway Boom Board Game 2-4P 60-120 Min 14+ English Rules fm Japan
-/-/4542325120828・Package Quantity: 1・Number of players: 2-4 people・Play time: 60-120 minutes・Target age: 14 years old or older・Body size: 220 x 310 x 50 mm・An auction game where you manage a railway company set in the Meiji Taisho and Showa eras!In the late 19th century around the beginning of the Meiji era in Japan the opening of a railway line between Shinbashi and Yokohama sparked a railway boom across the country with the arrival of this new means of transportation. Players become Japan's wealthiest men and manage their own railway companies with their own capital. Who will be the most famous player at the end Railway Boom is a game centered around auctions. Of the six phases in a round four are auction phases. The auctions determine turn order and in each phase players perform actions such as purchase rolling stock expand their own railway line and develop technology. Winning auctions and taking the first turn can bring significant profits. The original version's auction system was changed to a boosting system adding more tension to each move. Additionally new goal cards have been added expanding strategic options. The game was designed by Hisashi Hayashi of Bomb Busters the first Japanese to win the German Game of the Year award. Simone Luciani who also worked on Barrage developed the game. Enjoy this game which features artwork by Ian O'Toole who has worked on Kanban EV and other titles and is the result of a stellar team of creators! *This product can be played in both Japanese and English. Number of players: 2-4 Playing time: 60-120 minutes Recommended ages: 14 and up Game design: Hisashi Hayashi Developer: Simone Luciani Illustrations and graphics: Ian O'Toole Instructions and DTP: Tsutomu Dejima Editing: Atsushi Hashimoto Marcello Bertocchi Planning: Kensuke Suzuki [Set contents] Game board: 1 Player board: 4 ● Initial train cards: 4 ● Train cards: 22 ● Freight car cards: 30 ● Development cards: 74 ★ Main station cards: 36 ★ Objective cards: 18 ★ Route cards: 7 Resource tiles: 100 2-3 player bidding table tile: 1 City tiles: 50 Railway pieces: 120 Main station pieces: 16 Cubes: 92 Bid discs: 4 VP pieces: 4 Landmark pieces: 4 Rule manual: 1 each in Japanese and English [Card size: 44 x 63 mm 63 x 88 mm]
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