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Lunar Rails

Lunar Rails

Mayfair Games · 2003
2–6180–240 min10+ yrs2.8/5 complexity6.9 BGG#5.588 BGG1 KStrategy
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How do you play Lunar Rails?

Part of Mayfair's line of train crayon-rail games. Here you can make deliveries to any part of the moon, which is why they used the double-hemisphere map. You can connect from the edge of one map to the corresponding point on the other hemisphere's map.

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Lunar Rails box art
official art · Mayfair Games

Part of Mayfair's line of train crayon-rail games. Here you can make deliveries to any part of the moon, which is why they used the double-hemisphere map. You can connect from the edge of one map to the corresponding point on the other hemisphere's map.

One addition to the events are meteors. When they strike, any rail connect to the point they strike or connecting to any of the 6 dots around that are destroyed. Other events include Decompression, Solar Flares, and Cosmic Rays.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.8 / 5
BGG rating6.9 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
180–240 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#5.588

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Q3How do you play Lunar Rails?
Lunar Rails is a economic game, for 2–6 players, taking ~180–240 minutes, featuring crayon rail system. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Lunar Rails — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Lunar Rails support?
Lunar Rails is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Lunar Rails take?
A game of Lunar Rails takes about 180–240 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Lunar Rails for?
Lunar Rails is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Lunar Rails?
Lunar Rails has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.8 out of 5.
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