Has anyone on this list been to Origins? I never have, and I've wondered how much rail gaming occurs there compared to other conventions. -Steve...
Steve Okonski
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Jun 9, 2009 6:04 pm
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Steve, Yes, there is a significant amount of rail games played. There is a Puffing Billy contest and all of the individual games that go into that have their ...
Hi RailGameFans, Lots of Empire Builder news! As you may have heard, Mayfair Games is readying a new edition of the Eurorails board game that should be out...
Steve Okonski
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Jun 16, 2009 11:06 pm
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the railgamefan group: Select all the Empire Builder board games that in your opinion are the better...
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Jun 17, 2009 11:14 pm
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What is this game? Is it a Mayfair Crayon Rails game? If so, when was it produced, where is it set, and where can I find it?...
... This was a Mayfair game. Special run for a museum in the 80's. Not a catalog item. The only way to get a copy is if a current owner sells it. (Or an estate...
Rob, It was designed for the Huntington Museum of Art http://www.hmoa.org/ which is a wonderful gem of a museum in the area. The game was designed as a special...
That copy on Ebay was available in 2002. I ran across it several months after it was completed. I haven't seen another one on Ebay since then. (I keep a...
I'm a new user here. Although I searched the messages, I cannot seem to find my question asked before. I haven't played Empire Builder in years, but I've...
I know lunar uses a system of color, and letter combos for finding the proper place to go from one side of the moon, to the other, but if I remember right, the...
Chris, The more recent editions of the Empire Builder series board games display around the edges of their map a letter-number coordinate system that is...
Steve Okonski
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Jun 29, 2009 8:15 pm
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Hi, Rob. Thank you for responding to my question. A general quadrant should be all I would need in Lunar Rails to find the city in question. There cannot be...
Hi, Steve. Thank you for answering my question. I was not aware that the newer board games contained such a grid. Russian Rails, the only one of the board...
Russian Rails doesn't cover the entirety of Russia. It covers European Russia, with a little of Asia thrown in, like one, or two of the Stans. If you would...
We have used Miami, and LA, and used Tranquility Base as the landing site, but we found that the random sites added an extra dimension to the game. Also, if I...
I'm going to pick up my copy today and was wondering if anyone who has had a chance to play it could tell me what the differences are? Thanks, -Tony...
Tony, The new Eurorails feature that stands out the most is the Chunnel. The ferry that had been SE of London has been shifted further east to make room for...
Steve Okonski
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Jul 7, 2009 7:24 pm
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The chunnel isn't that new. the issue I have played had that listed as an optional rule already. you would first build to the Ferry points furthest to the...
I just uploaded two items to the Files section in a folder with the name, Empire Builder Spotters Guide. The first file contains a picture of each box cover...
Cool Idea. I have never heard of Nippon anywhere other than in the rolled up version. I know the original had a chart, and used dice to determine the card...
As you may know, Mayfair Games has announced Bob Stribula's Martian Rails as a new game in the Empire Builder series. We're working on enhancing our Empire...
Steve Okonski
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Jul 9, 2009 5:40 pm
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Rob, ... The rolled up versions are called "tube" games since they came in a plastic tube. They weren't very popular, mainly because the top or bottom end caps...
I was not aware of that option! I would LOVE to have them all in laminate form! A friend of mine was developing a chip holder for the chips, to make a master...
... First, even though the Empire Builder with Mexico came from North American Rails (and yes, it was only rolled up), the 2 versions are different. And yes...
... Rob, We actually use colored China Markers. These clean off easier than the crayons. I will not reveal how long I have been using these. :) (Started with...
... Thomas, I put china markers in the search on E-bay and got 88 hits. I hope this helps you order a backup set. I am going to order a set to see how it...
The rules say that no two people may have the same home city, and require re-rolling when this occurs. How does that interact with the optional home-swapping...
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