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Rules assistance for Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars – Raid on Roswell
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–6 players
- 120 min
- 10+
Rules assistant for Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars – Raid on Roswell
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Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars – Raid on Roswell is an expansion for Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars released in 2001 for 2–6 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Barry W. Doyle and John Goff and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Simulation.
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About the game
From publisher blurb: A strange disk has been spotted flying around Fort 51. Some say it's a secret Confederate airship, others claim it's a "Spaceship" full of little green men! Whatever the truth, all the Rail Barons want to get their hands on it! Will your crew be the first to discover its secrets? Or will they find your bones in some hushed-up crash site a dozen years from now? Raid on Roswell follows the same awesome format as Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars – A Fist Full o' Ghost Rock, with detailed player briefings, new troops and equipment, and more fun than you can shake a gray at! For the Great Rail Wars Miniatures Battle Game.
Designers
Publishers
- Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Questions and answers
Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars – Raid on Roswell supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars – Raid on Roswell is 120 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars – Raid on Roswell for ages 10 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars – Raid on Roswell belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Horror. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Simulation. 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 Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars – Raid on Roswell are: Barry W. Doyle and John Goff. 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 Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars – Raid on Roswell as an expansion for Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars to use it. Check that your edition of Deadlands: The Great Rail Wars is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.