
- BGG rank
- BGG #554
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Skymines
- 1–4 players
- 75–150 min
- Complexity 3.9/5
- 2022

Rules assistance for Bindle Rails Expansion #2: Louisville and Nashville
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Bindle Rails Expansion #2: Louisville and Nashville is an expansion for Bindle Rails released in 2009 for 1 player. It was designed by Jack Neal and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Open Drafting, and Stock Holding.
From the website: Available Now For Print and Play! This expansion is now available for Bindle Rails and combines elements from the original Bindle Rails with some of the map building aspects of the first expansion. In this game, you are out to build south from Louisville to the Gulf of Mexico, east for coal mines, build stations, buy companies and maintain your company's stock price. In addition to downloading and printing the PDF's, you will need 27 Event Cards from the original Bindle Rails game as well as most of the cubes. If you need to print out cards for the expansion, please refer to the main game page to direct you to the PDF that will allow you to print the cards. The Goal Cards and Manager cards are not used in this variant. Mats are included for tracking your company worth, technology, turns and private companies. Be warned; this expansion is tough to beat. Future versions will include upgrades for artwork to mats and rule changes if required.
Bindle Rails Expansion #2: Louisville and Nashville supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
Bindle Rails Expansion #2: Louisville and Nashville has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Bindle Rails Expansion #2: Louisville and Nashville belongs to these categories: Card Game, Economic, and Print & Play. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Open Drafting, and Stock Holding. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Bindle Rails Expansion #2: Louisville and Nashville are: Jack Neal. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Bindle Rails Expansion #2: Louisville and Nashville as an expansion for Bindle Rails. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Bindle Rails to use it. Check that your edition of Bindle Rails is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.