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Crayon Rail System
OpenGames using
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Median complexity
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0–5
Median rating
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bayes
Tabletop fit
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weight-controlled
Definition
From BoardGameGeek
The Crayon Rail System is a subcategory of Route/Network Building. Types of these games use crayon or other non-permanent methods of making connecting lines on a board, often eraseable. The most popular Crayon Rail games are part of the Empire Builder system.
Top games using this mechanism
By BGG bayes rating, top 50.
| Game | Year | Rating | Wt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Builder#1960 | 1982 | 6.27 | 2.6 | 180m |
| Eurorails#2373 | 1990 | 6.16 | 2.7 | 240m |
| Iron Dragon#2722 | 1994 | 6.08 | 2.9 | 240m |
| British Rails#4625 | 1984 | 5.81 | 2.6 | 180m |
| India Rails#4817 | 1998 | 5.80 | 2.6 | 180m |
| Nippon Rails#4952 | 1992 | 5.79 | 2.6 | 240m |
| Australian Rails#5272 | 1994 | 5.76 | 2.7 | 240m |
| Martian Rails#5299 | 2009 | 5.76 | 3.2 | 180m |
| Lunar Rails#5487 | 2003 | 5.74 | 2.8 | 240m |
| Tramways Engineer's Workbook#5730 | 2018 | 5.73 | 3.1 | 30m |
| Russian Rails#5758 | 2004 | 5.73 | 2.7 | 240m |
| Dampfross#6595 | 1979 | 5.69 | 2.2 | 90m |
| China Rails#6841 | 2007 | 5.68 | 2.7 | 240m |
| Pampas Railroads#7490 | 2001 | 5.65 | 3.3 | 120m |
| Empire Express#8320 | 2012 | 5.62 | 2.0 | 90m |
| North American Rails#10451 | 1992 | 5.58 | 2.6 | 120m |
| Lancashire Railways#11423 | 1998 | 5.57 | 3.1 | 120m |
| Dampfross 2#13688 | 1985 | 5.55 | 2.5 | 75m |
| Veld Railroads#15828 | 2003 | 5.53 | 3.4 | 120m |
| West Riding#20200 | 2000 | 5.52 | 3.5 | 180m |
| Rails Through the Rockies#25312 | 1981 | 5.50 | 3.1 | 240m |
| Tracks to Telluride#25495 | 1994 | 5.50 | 3.3 | 120m |
Frequently combined with
Other mechanisms that show up in the same games. Click to drill in.