Strategist Pick

Age of Steam Expansion #4: France and Italy

Requires:Age of Steam

Published by Warfrog Games, Winsome Games

Expansion

Deep Strategy: 45+ Min Teach

Country: France

Community Snapshot

Heavy complexity

~120 min

7.4 on BGG (375)

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Categories

Expansion for Base-game

Trains

Transportation

Designed for 3–6 players and playable in ~120 min, Age of Steam Expansion #4: France and Italy delivers a heavy experience that earned a 5.8 on BGG.

How It Plays

Pick-up and Deliver

You pick up goods from one location and deliver them to another for rewards — efficient routes mean big payoffs.

Tile Placement

You lay tiles on the table to build a map, landscape, or pattern — every piece you place changes the board.

About This Game

This Age of Steam Expansion #4 contains a two-sided board with France and Italy. France : Paris is a multicolor city with very strong goods growth (represents 1-6 Black on the growth chart). Many actions have changed : Urbanization is weaker, Production stronger and you need the engineer to build on mountains.…

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Players

3-6

Play Time

120 min

Complexity

3.7 / 5

Rating

7.4

Year

2004