
- BGG rank
- BGG #8,362
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Old Town
- 1–4 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2000

Rules assistance for Gads Hill 1874: 1. Expansion – Railway Station
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Gads Hill 1874: 1. Expansion – Railway Station is an expansion for Gads Hill 1874 released in 2016 for 2–5 players and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Stephan Riedel.
Description from the publisher: Gads Hill 1874: 1. Expansion – Railway Station contains additional clue cards and markers. With this material, the "Station" building and the "Cemetery" and "Bison Field" locations can be placed by the players, which makes the game more difficult as only three markers of each type are available, but the players who do so receive more victory points for these placements. With these additional items, Gads Hill 1874 is also now playable with five players.
Gads Hill 1874: 1. Expansion – Railway Station supports 2–5 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 catalogue lists Gads Hill 1874: 1. Expansion – Railway Station 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.
Gads Hill 1874: 1. Expansion – Railway Station belongs to these categories: Deduction, American West, and Expansion for Base-game. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Gads Hill 1874: 1. Expansion – Railway Station and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Gads Hill 1874: 1. Expansion – Railway Station are: Stephan Riedel. 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 Gads Hill 1874: 1. Expansion – Railway Station as an expansion for Gads Hill 1874. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Gads Hill 1874 to use it. Check that your edition of Gads Hill 1874 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.