Railway Boom (PREORDER)

Railway Boom is a strategic economic board game set during the early days of Japan’s railway industry in the Meiji era.

Build your own railway empire in Meiji-era Japan (early XX Century)! Railway Boom is an open-auction engine-building strategy game where players compete to connect cities, transport goods, and become the most successful railway tycoon. Plan your network, manage your resources, and outsmart your rivals in a constantly changing economic race.

Experience a clever mix of engine-building, route planning, and resource management with meaningful open auctions (fun even for those who don’t like auctions!) where every bid affects your future actions. Create powerful combinations with your cards, adapt your strategy to unique goals every game, and enjoy a deep Eurogame experience designed by Hisashi Hayashi and Simone Luciani, and illustrated by Ian O’Toole.