Dampfross (1979)

2.2 / 5

2–6 players

90 min

BGG 6.2(5.7)

Rank #6756

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Description

This game was originally designed by a teacher to be used as a learning tool. There are several different editions of this game (originally released in the UK as Railway Rivals), but most feature several different hexagonal maps of real locations, such as Tennessee and Germany. Starting from one of the cities pictured on the map, players build track during the first part of the game. Players receive a small bonus for reaching a city before anyone else, but otherwise funds are quite limited. After nearly every city has been connected to someone's rail line, several races are held on the resultant track. The starting city and destination city are determined randomly, and players can use each other's track (for a nominal fee, of course). After all races have been held, the player with largest bank account is the winner. This series of games is very similar to Mayfair Game's crayon rail games series, though they use erasable marker pens instead of crayons.

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Expansions and Integrates With

Railway Rivals Map: South East USA

Railway Rivals Map AG: Argentina

Railway Rivals Map AL: South East Australia

Railway Rivals Map BA: Bavaria

Railway Rivals Map BN: Belgium & Netherlands

Railway Rivals Map BU: Bulgaria

Railway Rivals Map BW: Baden-Württemberg

Railway Rivals Map CH: China

Railway Rivals Map CN: California and Nevada

Railway Rivals Map CO: Chesapeake and Ohio

Railway Rivals Map CR: North and South Carolina

Railway Rivals Map CS: Central Scotland

Railway Rivals Map CT: Chilterns

Railway Rivals Map CY: Cyprus

Railway Rivals Map CZ: Czech Republic

Railway Rivals Map DX: "Dixieland"