
- BGG rank
- BGG #352
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Steam
2009
Rules assistance for Steam
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 3–6 players
- 90 min
- 10+
- Complexity 3.5/5
About the game
In Steam you build railroads and deliver goods along an ever changing network of tracks and stations. You build the tracks, upgrade towns, improve your train, and grab the right goods to make the longest, most profitable deliveries. Score your deliveries and add to your income or victory points, balancing your need to invest against your quest to win the game. Steam contains a beautiful, double-sided game board. The map on each side depicts terrain, towns, and cities at the start of the railway age. The map of the northeastern USA and neighboring Canada is ideal for 3 or 4 players. Use the map of Europe's lower Rhine and Ruhr region when playing a 4 or 5 player game. You can play Steam on any number of current and future variant and expansion maps, so we include pieces for 6 players. The game plays very similarly to Age of Steam but with modifications to some of its mechanics and artwork. Tracks for income, train level, etc. are all printed on the board around the map such that alternate maps can be overlaid on the board and the necessary tracks will still be able to be used. Similar to: Railways of the World
Categories
Designers
Publishers
- Devir
- Edge Entertainment
- Hobby World
- Swan Panasia Co., Ltd.
- Mayfair Games
- Phalanx Games B.V.
- Phalanx Games Deutschland
- Phalanx Games Polska
Questions and answers
The rules assistant for Steam will help explain turns, card effects and disputed situations, with references to verified official materials and saved question history. It is not ready yet; verified sources for your edition are still being prepared.
Steam supports 3–6 players according to the catalogue.
The listed playing time for Steam is 90 minutes. The actual duration depends on the group and its familiarity with the game.
The catalogue lists Steam for ages 10 and up. Check the age guidance on your edition.
The credited designers of Steam are: Martin Wallace.
The catalogue lists Steam as a base game.
Rules assistant for Steam
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