Here's an example:Ĭlick start, and here we go. You may also introduce AI competitors who will also be vying for the title of railroad tycoon. In Single Player mode, there are a variety of situations based on historical periods, both in the United States and Europe, where you're required to complete objectives. I've not tried multiplayer, but I imagine it would be extremely fun.
Then you'll see this screen:Īlready, you can tell this is going to be fun. When you launch the game, you're greeted with a cut scene that will bring waves of nostalgia if you are or once were a train table enthusiast. I didn't play it for a while, but when I finally got around to giving it a try, it proved to be pretty fun. I recently discovered Railroads when I got it on sale during some sort of bundle deal (I can't remember if it was Humble Bundle or some other deal on Gamersgate or Green Man Gaming. Anyhow, Sid Meier has also produced several other games over the years that involve simulation. They're fantastic turn based strategy games that involve diplomacy, resource management, territorial expansion, and much more.
Sure, the game has been out for 11 years, and it's been even longer since I recreated a Thomas episode on the basement floor, but my inner train enthusiast has returned, and I wanted to share with you all some of the reasons I've enjoyed playing the game!įirst, if you're not familiar with Sid Meier and his contributions to PC gaming over the years, look no further than the Civilization franchise. Sid Meier's Railroads changed that for me.
I did have a few of the die-cast model trains from the show to play around with on the basement floor, but I never had a full on model train table setup that I could build and manipulate and lay tracks, etc. Shining Time Station was my favorite show, and I'll never forget the misadventures of Thomas and his friends on the Island of Sodor. This item includes only the mounted map/game board and cards from Railways of Europe game.I was a huge Thomas the Tank Engine fan growing up. Its status as an expansion of Railways of the World is much more official, although it existed before the base game of Railways of the World was published. The expansion is unlicensed because it never bore the Railroad Tycoon name, which was licensed from Sid Meier’s computer game.
It was official, since the designer of the original game also designed this expansion and it was to be published by a company that is a descendant (of sorts) of Eagle Games. There are some rules changed and added for the expansion to reflect the new setting of the expansion.ĭue to the complicated corporate history of Eagle Games, this expansion was unusual – it was originally an official, yet unlicensed expansion of Railroad Tycoon. Glenn Drover, one of the two designers of the original game, has designed a European setting for the expansion, which uses the original game’s pieces, tiles, money, trains, shares and rules, along with a new map and card deck. Rails of Europe is an expansion for Railways of the World.