Snowdonia
BGG rank
BGG #876
BGG rating
7.3

Snowdonia

2012

Rules assistance for Snowdonia

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 1–5 players
  • 30–90 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 3.0/5

For 1 player

Rules assistant for Snowdonia

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Snowdonia is a board game released in 2012 for 1–5 players, 30–90 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Tony Boydell and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Events, and Open Drafting.

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About the game

The peaks of Snowdonia rise before you, encased in mist, their summits barely visible. The highest is Snowdon (Wyddfa) herself at 1,085 metres. The year is 1894, and the Snowdon Mountain Tramroad and Hotels Company Limited has been formed to build a branch line from Llanberis to the summit. You can scarcely believe it's possible! In Snowdonia, players represent work gangs providing labour for the construction of the Snowdon Mountain Railway. Unlike other train games you will have to excavate your way up a mountain side, as well as make and lay the track, construct viaducts and stations. All this in competition with the weather of the Welsh mountains (and the game itself)! You may be assisted by a train (though that's not always best) and you'll be able to collect essential materials from the Stock Yard. You will obtain special work contracts that give you bonuses. Can you contribute more than the other players to the magnificence of the Snowdon Mountain Railway?

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  • uplay.it edizioni
  • Lookout Games
  • Surprised Stare Games Ltd
  • Indie Boards & Cards
  • NSKN Games

Questions and answers

Snowdonia supports 1–5 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.