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Martian Rails

Martian Rails

Mayfair Games · 2009
2–6120–180 min12+ yrs3.2/5 complexity7.2 BGG#5.374 BGG1 KStrategy
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Martian Rails is a railroad building game set on a fictional planet Mars. Simultaneously, the game allows a world of canals and noble savages, a cold high altitude desert globe, a nearly airless planet, terraforming, nanotech cyberpunk and everything in between from 100+ years of science fiction stories set on Mars.

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Martian Rails box art
official art · Mayfair Games

Martian Rails is a railroad building game set on a fictional planet Mars. Simultaneously, the game allows a world of canals and noble savages, a cold high altitude desert globe, a nearly airless planet, terraforming, nanotech cyberpunk and everything in between from 100+ years of science fiction stories set on Mars. The game further captures the mood of those stories and the feel of the planet. The game uses a further refinement of the wrap-around mechanism used in Lunar Rails to simulate travel across a 3D opposed to a 2D map. Having to think in 3D wraparound mode adds additional "brain-burn" to the Empire Builder franchise... sometimes the shortest distance between two points isn't the obvious straight line.

See crayon rail games for more crayon fun.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity3.2 / 5
BGG rating7.2 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
120–180 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#5.374

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Q3How do you play Martian Rails?
Martian Rails is a economic game, for 2–6 players, taking ~120–180 minutes, featuring commodity speculation. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Martian Rails — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Martian Rails support?
Martian Rails is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Martian Rails take?
A game of Martian Rails takes about 120–180 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Martian Rails for?
Martian Rails is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Martian Rails?
Martian Rails has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.2 out of 5.
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