Series: Empire Builder Rail Games (Mayfair)

Empire Express

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Benelux Rails

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This is a web-published variant of the well-known Empire Builder system by Mayfair Games. It features a much smaller map than traditional games, limiting the player count to only two to three participants.

Italian Railways

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Russian Rails

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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.

Iron Dragon: Extensions

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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.

Transatlantic Rails

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Lunar Rails

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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.

Australian Rails

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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.

Italian Rails

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South American Rails

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Eurorails

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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.

Nuclear War Bonus Pack #2: Expansion to India Rails and Nuclear War

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This unusual expansion combines the train game India Rails with Nuclear War. Players can launch nuclear attacks on Indian and Pakistani cities to experience atomic escalation. Requires both base games and special cards.

Rails to the South Pole

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Agent of Change

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Agent of Change is a railroad game in mountainous West Virginia. The goal is to link East Coast cities to the Ohio River and amass $250 million first. Similar to Empire Builder, it uniquely features a load sheet, coal mines, and very challenging terrain.

African Rails

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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.

Austria-Hungary: The First Rails

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North American Rails

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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.

French Rails

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Nippon Rails

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Nippon Rails is a challenging crayon rail game set in Japan. Players build a railroad network, transport commodities, upgrade trains, and overcome geographic obstacles and rivals to create the most effective empire.

Rügen Rails

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Empire Builder: Europe

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German Rails

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This print-and-play game is based on the well-known Empire Builder system, taking players to a map of Germany for rail building. A notable feature is that board games can be transported as freight.

French Railroads

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Danske Rails

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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.