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Age of Steam
- Players
- 1–6
- Listed play time
- 120 min
- Age
- 13+
- Published
- 2002
- Category
- tile-based game
What this is
Outperform their railroad rivals with shares, auctions, track-building, and deliveries. Each self-contained phase in the game keeps players constantly involved in making vital decisions and interacting with other players. Competition is brutal, with the game usually going to the player who plans most carefully.
At a glance
- Players
- 1–6
- Listed play time
- 120 minutes
- Minimum age
- 13 and up
- First published
- 2002
- Category
- tile-based game
- Designer
- Martin Wallace
- Publishers
- Arclight, Korea Boardgames, Pegasus Spiele, Portal Games, Treefrog Games, Eagle-Gryphon Games, Winsome Games
- Mechanisms
- auction
- Photographs
- 1
Publisher
- ArclightOfficial site
- Korea BoardgamesOfficial site
- Pegasus SpieleOfficial site
- Portal Games
- Treefrog Games
- Eagle-Gryphon GamesOfficial site
- Winsome Games
How players rate Age of Steam
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Player-count fit
How well it plays at each count. Best at 4.
- 1p6.554 ratings
- 2p7.154 ratings
- 3p7.454 ratings
- 4p8.053 ratings
- 5p7.553 ratings
- 6p7.053 ratings
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.5/10
- Ease of teach5.7/10
- Gateway friendliness5.5/10
- Component quality8.0/10
- Table presence6.7/10
- Travel friendliness5.7/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionHigh8.0SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessSharp7.2FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced6.1Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent6.3Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.3LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.5SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencySome3.3No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.5Lap trayTwo tables
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