Rügen Rails
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 120 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
French Rails
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 120 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Empire Builder
boardgame
In this board game, players use crayons to draw train routes on a North American map. They transport commodities to earn money for better trains and track expansions. The first player to connect six major cities and acquire enough cash wins.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 180 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Danske Rails
boardgame
This is a web-published variant of the well-known Empire Builder system by Mayfair Games. Featuring a much smaller map, the game is limited to two to three players and is available for download online.
- Players:
- 2–3
- Time:
- 180 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
African Rails
boardgame
Africa Builder is a web-published variant of the well-known Empire Builder railway strategy system. Designed by the creator of German Rails, this game challenges players to build networks across the African continent.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 180 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Australian Rails
boardgame
Australia Rails is a standalone game in the Empire Builder series. Players build a rail empire across the Australian outback, overcoming natural hazards like floods and sandstorms. Using crayons, they draw their routes directly on the board to amass a fortune.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 180–240 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Eurorails
boardgame
Eurorails is a crayon rail board game where players draw a rail network on a map of Europe. Using colored crayons, they connect dots, haul commodities based on cards, and generate income. The goal is to build an extensive rail system and reach a target amount of money first.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 180–240 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
South American Rails
boardgameexpansion
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 120 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Russian Rails
boardgame
Part of the Crayon Rails series, this game is set in the Soviet Union. From the post-WWII era to a potential collapse, players build rail networks, deliver cargo, and construct an empire from the Black Sea to the Baltic.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 180–240 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Empire Express
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 90 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Italian Railways
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
British Rails
boardgame
British Rails is a crayon rail game set in Great Britain. Players invest initial capital to build tracks, fulfill freight contracts, and generate profits. By completing deliveries, they upgrade trains and expand their railway empire across the islands.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 180 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Super Sadistic Advanced Empire Builder
boardgameexpansion
Super Sadistic Advanced Empire Builder is an extremely challenging expansion to the classic crayon-rail game. With lower payouts, harsher event cards, new trains, and higher costs, it delivers a longer and more rewarding experience for hard-core fans.
- Players:
- 2–8
- Time:
- 300 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Austria-Hungary: The First Rails
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–5
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
Transatlantic Rails
boardgameexpansion
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 300 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Iron Dragon
boardgame
Iron Dragon combines classic Empire Builder mechanics with a fantasy world of elves, trolls, and dragons. Players draw rail lines with crayons on the board, deliver goods, and utilize new race-based foremen to build a profitable network.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 240 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Iron Dragon: Extensions
boardgameexpansion
This expansion for Iron Dragon introduces a combat system to the board game. Using new loco, ship, and mercenary cards along with percentile dice, players can now resolve battles. Originally removed for family friendliness, it adds new tactical depth.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 4 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Lunar Rails
boardgame
This crayon-rail train game uses a double-hemisphere map of the moon for deliveries. Players connect tracks across map edges. Events like meteors destroy adjacent rail networks. Other hazards include decompression, solar flares, and cosmic rays.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 180–240 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
India Rails
boardgame
India Rails is another Mayfair crayon rail game set in India. Players fund tracks, transport commodities, and earn revenue. The first player to reach 250 million dollars and connect all major cities successfully wins the game.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 180 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Martian Rails
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 120–180 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
China Rails
boardgame
China Rails is another crayon rail game in the Empire Builder series. Players build rail networks and deliver goods in the People's Republic of China and Taiwan. Region-specific events are driven by cards for unique challenges.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 180–240 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Italian Rails
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
North American Rails
boardgame
North American Railways is a classic crayon rail game covering Canada, Mexico, and the continental US. This edition was eventually discontinued after later versions of Empire Builder adopted this map as their standard.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 120 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Rails to the South Pole
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 8