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Formosa Rail: 1899 from North to South

Formosa Rail: 1899 from North to South

Designed by Jog Kung, Sherise Liu + 1 more

Published by Academia Historica

Table Status Unknown

Players

2-5

Play Time

90 min

Complexity

N/A

Rating

3.7

Year

2008

Community Snapshot

~90 min
3.7 on BGG (6)

Categories

Territory Building
Claim and control areas on the map — expand your territory and defend borders.
Trains
Build railway networks, manage routes, and compete for connections.
Transportation
Move goods or people efficiently — logistics, routes, and delivery.
Travel
Journey through locations — tourism, road trips, or global adventures.

Designed for 2–5 players and playable in ~90 min, Formosa Rail: 1899 from North to South delivers a experience that earned a 0.0 on BGG.

How It Plays

Hand Management

You have a hand of cards and deciding which to play, save, or discard is the core puzzle.

Network and Route Building

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

Team-Based Game

Players split into teams and work together to outplay the other side — teamwork makes the dream work!

About This Game

Formosa Rail simulates ten years of railroad construction in Taiwan, bringing rapid ground transportation from north to south. Each player acts as one of the architects collecting five sources then constructs in four possible sites. Construction includes demolishing, tunnel and bridge building and track and station building.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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