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Prussian Rails

#35285BGG ↗

2008 · 3-5 players · 60min · weight 2.93 · 1,065 ratings

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ID
35285
Name
Prussian Rails
Year
2008
Rank
2089
Min players
3
Max players
5
Playing time
60
Min playtime
60
Max playtime
60
Avg weight
2.9326
Num weights
89
Bayes avg
5.96505
Average
6.97544
Users rated
1065
Num owned
1830
Wanting
101
Wishing
281
Num comments
469
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:18:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (7)
Auction / BiddingCatch the LeaderLose a TurnNetwork and Route BuildingStock HoldingTurn Order: RandomTurn Order: Stat-Based
Categories (3)
EconomicTrainsTransportation
Description (1070 chars)

Prussian Rails debuted in 2008 as Preußische Ostbahn, the second game in Winsome's Historic Railroads System, then was reprinted as German Railways. Prussian Rails builds upon the system established in Wabash Cannonball and takes the gameplay to Germany, 1840-1870, introducing an innovative player order mechanism to the system. In addition, each railroad has a special characteristic, based upon its history: Preußische Ostbahn - May build up to 4 track; 20 black track; Königsberg start. Niederschlesische - No City Penalty; 17 brown track; Breslau start. Sächsische - May build up to 2 track; 11 orange track; Leipzig start. Bayerische - Track cost -1 per hex; 16 blue track; München start. Main-Weser - Double one City Income; 14 yellow track; Kassel start. Badische - One free rural track/build; 15 red track; Mannheim start. Köln-Mindener - $5 maximum expediture/build; 12 purple track; Essen start. Berlin-Hamburger - Must connect both to receive Dividends; 13 green track; Wittenberge start.

LLM v2 (wide)

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LLM v3 (deep)

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