Martian Rails
- Players: 2–6 players
- Play time: 120–180 min
- BGG rating: 7.2
About Martian Rails
Martian Rails is a railroad building game set on a fictional planet Mars. Simultaneously, the game allows a world of canals and noble savages, a cold high altitude desert globe, a nearly airless planet, terraforming, nanotech cyberpunk and everything in between from 100+ years of science fiction stories set on Mars. The game further captures the mood of those stories and the feel of the planet. The game uses a further refinement of the wrap-around mechanism used in Lunar Rails to simulate travel across a 3D opposed to a 2D map. Having to think in 3D wraparound mode adds additional "brain-burn" to the Empire Builder franchise... sometimes the shortest distance between two points isn't the obvious straight line. See crayon rail games for more crayon fun.
- Released
- 2009
- Designer
- M. Robert Stribula
- Age
- 12+
- Best with
- 3 players (BGG community)
Rules and prices
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How many players can play Martian Rails?
Martian Rails plays with 2–6 players.
What is the best player count for Martian Rails?
BoardGameGeek community voters say Martian Rails is best with 3 players (12 votes).
How long does Martian Rails take to play?
A game of Martian Rails takes 120–180 min.
What age is Martian Rails for?
The recommended minimum age for Martian Rails is 12+.
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