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Age of Steam (2002)
Players
1–6
Best: 4, 5
Playing time
120–120 min
Age
13+
7.88
Average rating
12,853
Ratings
3.86/5
Weight
#138
BGG rank
Top 1,000
Alternate names:Age of Steam: Deluxe Edition +7 more
Designer:Martin Wallace, John Bohrer
Artist:Sean Brown, Peter Dennis, Paul Niemeyer, Ian O'Toole
Publisher:Warfrog Games +13 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
- This game: Strategy 10, Luck 5, Interaction 6, Complexity 7.7, Theme 5
Strategy10.0
Luck5.0
Interaction6.0
Complexity7.7
Theme5.0
This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.
TransportationEconomicTrainsPost-NapoleonicTile PlacementPick-up and DeliverAuction / BiddingHexagon GridDice RollingNetwork and Route BuildingPlayer EliminationSolo / Solitaire GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameTurn Order: AuctionVictory Points as a ResourceConnectionsCatch the LeaderLoansSelection Order Bid
Overview
Steam-belching iron horses roar across the wild plains! Age of Steam relives the era when pioneering U.S. railroads built the tracks that transformed America's economy. The cut-throat action is centered on the industrial powerhouses of the growing nation: Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, and beyond.
Challenges that await you:
Can you finance both the most extensive track network and the most powerful locomotives? Which routes will give the best returns on their costs? Can you beat the opposition to the most lucrative shipments? Will you make enough money to pay your aggressive creditors?
Competition is brutal, with the game usually going to the player who plans most carefully.
Each self-contained phase in the game keeps players constantly involved in making vital decisions and interacting with other players. Age of Steam also allows towns to be developed into cities, ensuring that no two games are exactly the same.
See also Age of Steam FAQ
Expansions
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Age of Steam Expansion #1: England & Ireland
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Age of Steam Expansion #2: Western United States and Germany
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Age of Steam Expansion #4: France and Italy
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Age of Steam Expansion #3: Scandinavia and Korea
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Age of Steam Expansion: Austria, Switzerland & The Netherlands
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Age of Steam Expansion: Bay Area
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Age of Steam Expansion: China / South America
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Age of Steam Expansion: North Eastern USA / South Africa
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Age of Steam Expansion: 1830's Pennsylvania / Northern California
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Age of Steam Expansion: Disco Inferno / Soul Train
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Age of Steam Expansion: Eastern US & Canada
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Age of Steam Expansion: 20,000 Rails Under the Sea
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Age of Steam Expansion: Mars – Global Surveyor
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Age of Steam Expansion: Mississippi Steamboats / Golden Spike
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Age of Steam Expansion: Austria & India
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Age of Steam Expansion: Mexico, Spain/Portugal
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Age of Steam Expansion: Montréal Métro
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Age of Steam Expansion: Jamaica / Puerto Rico
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Age of Steam Expansion: Barbados / St. Lucia
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Age of Steam Expansion: America / Europe
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Age of Steam Expansion: Chile, Egypt and CCCP
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Age of Steam Expansion: Portugal
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Age of Steam Expansion: Brazil / Chicago
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Age of Steam Expansion: Finland & Portugal
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Age of Steam Expansion: Holland / Madagascar
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Age of Steam Expansion: Hong Kong
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Age of Steam Expansion: Colony
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Age of Steam Expansion: Alabama Railways, Antebellum Louisiana & Four Corners
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Age of Steam Expansion: 1867 Georgia Reconstruction, South Carolina & Oklahoma Land Rush
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Age of Steam Expansion: Beer & Pretzels
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Age of Steam Expansion: Chesapeake & Ohio
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18Steam (fan expansion for Age of Steam)
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Age of Steam Expansion: Germany & France
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Age of Steam Expansion: 1890 Berlin
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Age of Steam Expansion: California Gold Rush & Underground Railroad
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Age of Steam Expansion: Poland
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Age of Steam Expansion: Paris & Moscow
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Age of Steam Expansion: Amazon Rainforest & Sahara Desert
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Age of Steam Expansion: Atlantis & Trisland
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Age of Steam Expansion: Mexico & China
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Age of Steam Expansion: Moon and Berlin Wall
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Age of Steam Expansion: Outer Space & Reversteam
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Age of Steam Expansion: Australia & Tasmania
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Age of Steam Expansion: African Diamond Mines & Taiwan Cube Factories
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Age of Steam Expansion: Orient Express & Disoriented Express
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Age of Steam Expansion: Great Britain
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Age of Steam Expansion: Greece and Cyclades
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Age of Steam Expansion: Las Vegas and Korea (N&S)
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Age of Steam Expansion: Hungary
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Age of Steam Expansion: Belgium
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Age of Steam Expansion: Airlines / The Mediterranean
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Age of Steam Expansion: Old Europe / 51st State
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Age of Steam Expansion: Argentina / The French Riviera
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Age of Steam Expansion: Fukushima/Chernobyl
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Age of Steam Expansion: Human Body/Synapses
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Age of Steam Expansion: Heavy Cardboard
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Age of Steam Expansion: New England
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Age of Steam Expansion: Denmark
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Age of Steam Expansion: Pack Ice & Solar System
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Age of Steam Expansion: Cuba & Sicily
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Age of Steam Expansion: Hawaiian Islands
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Age of Steam Expansion: Congo/Sweden
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Age of Steam Expansion: Kansas City Interurban
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Age of Steam Expansion: Panama/Corsica
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Age of Steam Expansion: Iceland/Texas
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Age of Steam Expansion: Kansas Tornadoes
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Age of Steam Expansion: Detroit Bankruptcy
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Age of Steam Deluxe Expansion: New England/Pittsburgh & Switzerland Maps
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Age of Steam Deluxe Expansion: Hungary & Finland Maps
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Age of Steam Expansion: Christmas Village / Mexico
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Age of Steam Expansion: Brummie Rails / Southern China
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Age of Steam Deluxe Expansion: Detroit Bankruptcy & Heavy Cardboard Maps
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Age of Steam Expansion: Japan/Venezuela/Tasmania
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Age of Steam Expansion: Double Base USA / Pacific Electric
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Age of Steam Expansion: Halloween & Washington DC
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Age of Steam Expansion: Balkans
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Age of Steam Deluxe: Expansion Volume II
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Age of Steam Deluxe: Expansion Volume I
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Age of Steam Expansion: Everest / Zimbabwe
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Age of Steam Expansion: Las Vegas, Saint Petersburg & Taiwan
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Age of Steam Expansion: Miami 2030 & New York Subway
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Age of Steam Deluxe: Expansion Volume III
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Age of Steam Expansion: Bahia 1808
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Age of Steam Expansion: Honeybee Hive Mind, Brooklyn & Escape Room
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Age of Steam Expansion: 18xxBelgium – The Road to Mechelen
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Age of Steam Deluxe: Expansion Volume IV
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Age of Steam Expansion: Chicago Speakeasy / Rush Belt 2112
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Age of Steam Expansion: 23 Wards of Tōkyō, Ōita Hot Spring Town & The Lost City of Dwarka
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Age of Steam Expansion: Iraq / Berlin
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Age of Steam Expansion: Orient Express / Amusement Park
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Age of Steam Expansion: France 2078 / Mongolia
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Age of Steam Expansion: Belgium / South Africa
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Age of Steam Deluxe: Expansion Volume V
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Age of Steam Deluxe: Expansion Volume VI
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Age of Steam Deluxe Expansion: Beer & Pretzels / Reversteam
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Age of Steam Expansion: Dutch Tulip Bubble / Wisconsin Cheeseheads
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Age of Steam Expansion: Powerhouses of the North / Phase IV:March of the Ants
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Age of Steam Expansion: Easter Island and Zoo
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Age of Steam Expansion: New Zealand and Korea
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Age of Steam Expansion: Pittsburgh Metro / Denmark
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