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Race The Rails
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Race The Rails

Designed by Tony Boydell

Published by Gibsons

Table Ready: 5 Min Teach

Players

2-8

Play Time

10 min

Complexity

1.0 / 5

Rating

4.9

Year

2020

Community Snapshot

Best with 8
Light complexity
~10 min
4.9 on BGG (26)

Categories

Exploration
Discover new areas, map unknown territory, and uncover surprises.
Party Game
Easy to learn, quick to play, and great with large groups — social fun.
Racing
Be the first to the finish — speed, risk, and route choices.
Real-time
No turns — everyone acts simultaneously under time pressure.
Trains
Build railway networks, manage routes, and compete for connections.

Since 2020, Race The Rails has captivated fans of network and route building and race with its light complexity design, shining brightest at 8 players.

How It Plays

Network and Route Building

You connect locations to form networks — the bigger and smarter your network, the more points you earn.

Race

It's all about getting to the finish first — every move counts when you're sprinting toward the goal.

About This Game

but keep your elbows in! Players are given a starting station and must then find it on one of the 36 journey cards (each has four stations): the entry will tell them the time of their next train and where it will take them (to be noted). those first home, with the most money, will win the game.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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