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1984 · 2-6 players · 180min · weight 2.56 · 720 ratings

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ID
2689
Name
British Rails
Year
1984
Rank
4625
Min players
2
Max players
6
Playing time
180
Min playtime
180
Max playtime
180
Avg weight
2.5584
Num weights
77
Bayes avg
5.81433
Average
6.93875
Users rated
720
Num owned
1280
Wanting
40
Wishing
93
Num comments
275
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
Crayon Rail SystemHexagon GridNetwork and Route BuildingPick-up and Deliver
Categories (3)
EconomicTrainsTransportation
Description (814 chars)

"British Rails is the game of railroad construction and operation across the narrow confines of the home of railroading, Great Britain. Build your railroads across the mountain-covered islands and haul freight to make your fortune!" -from rulebook The Great Britain rail building game, British Rails allows you build a mighty railroad empire by using your initial investment to build track from one population centre to another, then take a contract and pick up commodities where they may be located and deliver a profitable load to your destination. By completing more and more contracts you gain the funds you need to upgrade to larger, faster trains, and further expand your railroad empire to be able to reach more and further destinations. Design based on Empire Builder as part of the crayon rail games.

LLM v2 (wide)

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LLM v3 (deep)

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