} ''Russian Railroads'' is a tile-based

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for 2 to 4 players by Helmut Ohley and Leonhard Orgler. The game was published in 2013 by

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Verlag. It is based on the

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principle, in which players can in turn distribute their available workforce in open fields in order to gain resources or other benefits. This gameplay is also used in other games of the publishing house, such as

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or Egizia.

Theme and goal of the game

In Russian Railroads, the players assume the roles of railway magnate in the late empire. By employing workers, building materials can be generated, new workers recruited, and gifted engineers hired. The goal of the game is to earn more victory points by building more railroad tracks than any other player.

Expansions

In addition to the main game, the publisher released three expansions. The first expansion ''The New Engineers'' contains six new tiles and four new engineers. On the back there is an extension to Stone Age. The second extension has a broader scope and is called ''German Railroads''. In addition to new engineer cards and game tiles, there is a new board on which German rail lines must be built. The basic rules are extended by the "carbon module" and a solo variant. The expansion ''American Railroads'' appeared with American routes and stock market.

Awards

Deutscher Spiele Preis __NOTOC__ The Deutscher Spielepreis (, ''German Game Prize'') is an important award for boardgames. It was started in 1990 by the German magazine ''Die Pöppel-Revue'', which collects votes from the industry's stores, magazines, professionals ...

2014 – 1st Place * International Gamers Awards 2014 Multiplayer category – Winner * Spielehit für Experten 2014 – Winner * Meeples’ Choice Award 2013 – Winner * Dice Tower 2013 – Best Strategy Game * Spielevater Hit 2014 – Winner * Swiss Gamers Award 2013 – 3rd Place * Nederlandse Spellenprijs – Nomination * Gouden Ludo 2014 – Nomination * Spiel Portugals Jogo do Ano 2014 – Nomination *

Spiel des Jahres The Spiel des Jahres (, ''Game of the Year'') is an award for board and card games, created in 1978 with the purpose of rewarding family-friendly game design, and promoting excellent games in the German market. It is thought that the existence ...

2014 – Recommended

Gallery

RRR Szene.jpg, Game with 3 players Russian-railroads-spielertableau.jpg, The play board Russian-railroads-spielplan-3-4-personen.jpg, The game plan for 3 and 4 players Leonhard Orgler.JPG, The game designer Leonhard Orgler

References

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