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Card Rails

Card Rails

Press Pot Games · 2021
3–520–45 min8+ yrs2.0/5 complexity6.4 BGG#15.078 BGG269Strategy
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Card Rails is a 3-5 player, 20-30 minute cube rails game played on a deck of cards.

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Card Rails is a 3-5 player, 20-30 minute cube rails game played on a deck of cards. Instead of giving you a predesignated map, players together create the landscape of the game they are playing, blocking others and bettering their own positions, all while making the tough decision to keep a card for future financial gain or to garner an immediate reward.

Throughout the game, players discard cards in hand to perform actions: Take a Share or Build Track. If building track, the discarded card can be used to add onto and expand the map. Players want to build into various hexes to increase their companies' values or swap out cards from their hand.

At the end of the game, cards remaining in hand count as shares of a company, along with shares taken during the game. The player who has the most shares in the most valuable companies wins!

Part of Kickstarter's Make 100 Campaign, the physical copy of this game was limited to 100 copies. Print & Play is also available.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating6.4 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Play time
20–45 min
Players
3–5
Recommended age
8+ yrs
BGG rank
#15.078

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Q3How do you play Card Rails?
Card Rails is a card game game, for 3–5 players, taking ~20–45 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Card Rails — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Card Rails support?
Card Rails is played by 3–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Card Rails take?
A game of Card Rails takes about 20–45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Card Rails for?
Card Rails is recommended from age 8.
Q7How complex is Card Rails?
Card Rails has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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