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Confederate Rails

Confederate Rails

BSO Games · 2001
3–5300 min0+ yrs1.0/5 complexity5.8 BGG63KidsStrategy
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How do you play Confederate Rails?

Confederate Rails is a game that allows the players to operate the historical railways of the Confederate States of America (CSA) during the American Civil War.

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Confederate Rails box art
official art · BSO Games

Confederate Rails is a game that allows the players to operate the historical railways of the Confederate States of America (CSA) during the American Civil War. Not only do they have to deliver goods, supplies and military loads during difficult time, but they have to adjust to a dwindling rail network." This is a great pick-up and deliver game, the 24 railroads are assigned during the game to the players and many Contracts (load from/to) have to be selected and satisfied. Event cards (passive and active), particular flexible Contracts add interest to the system to limit its repetitive attitude.

Trains have fixed movement allowance to be spent over a network of friendly and expansive rivals' tracks, congestion and rail conditions affect the movement. The key point of the game is the Union force invasion, they are simulated by weighted tables and dice roll to gradually shrink the network from north to south. After the Union victory the player with the most money is the winner.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.0 / 5
BGG rating5.8 / 10
Vibe
KidsStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
300 min
Players
3–5
Recommended age
0+ yrs

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Confederate Rails is a american civil war game, for 3–5 players, taking ~300 minutes, featuring pick-up and deliver. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Confederate Rails — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Confederate Rails support?
Confederate Rails is played by 3–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Confederate Rails take?
A game of Confederate Rails takes about 300 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Confederate Rails for?
Confederate Rails is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is Confederate Rails?
Confederate Rails has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.0 out of 5.
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