- BGG rank
- BGG #139
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Age of Steam
- 1–6 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 3.9/5
- 2002
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Rules assistance for Rhodesian Railways
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 3–5 players
- 45–75 min
- 22+
Rules assistant for Rhodesian Railways
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Rhodesian Railways is an expansion for Iberian Railways released in 2022 for 3–5 players, 45–75 minutes per game, and ages 22 and up. It was designed by John Bohrer.
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About the game
From Capetown to Salisbury, from Durban to Walvis Bay, the railroads of Africa spanned a continent of jungles, deserts, veldt, swamps and mountains. German SouthWestAfrica, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Bechuanaland, Mozambique, Natal and Rhodesia are the scope of this luckless economic game where the most money at the end of the game wins. Ports are crucial to start a railroad, penetrating the terrain is expensive & difficult. Business interests drive players inland in this game for 3-5 players for about one hour. Loans are taken for intensive capital investment, with the game ending when one player has expended all their cubes. Historically, the Dutch, Portuguese, Germans and British drove the development of this region, each with varying success. Rhodesian Railways is the third game using Winsome’s Regional Railways System. The prior two games were Balkan Railways and Iberian Railways.
Questions and answers
Rhodesian Railways supports 3–5 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 listed playing time for Rhodesian Railways is 45–75 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 Rhodesian Railways for ages 22 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.
Rhodesian Railways belongs to these categories: Economic, Trains, and Transportation. 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 Rhodesian Railways and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Rhodesian Railways are: John Bohrer. 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 Rhodesian Railways as an expansion for Iberian Railways. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Iberian Railways to use it. Check that your edition of Iberian Railways is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.