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1986
Ages 14+
1830: Railways & Robber Barons
7.87
2-7 players
180-360 min
4.16 weight
Strategy
Economic
Trains
Transportation
Auction/Bidding
Hexagon Grid
Investment
Category: Combinatorial
Components: Map (Continental / National scale)
2010
Ages 14+
Runewars
7.61
2-4 players
180-240 min
3.79 weight
Strategy
Thematic
Adventure
Fantasy
Fighting
Area Majority / Influence
Auction/Bidding
Grid Movement
Components: Miniatures
Mechanism: 4X
1999
Ages 10+
Tikal
7.33
2-4 players
?-? min
2.78 weight
Strategy
Exploration
Territory Building
Action Points
Area Majority / Influence
Auction/Bidding
Country: Guatemala
Crowdfunding: Spieleschmiede
2012
Ages 17+
Spartacus: A Game Of Blood And Treachery
7.47
3-4 players
120-180 min
2.73 weight
Thematic
Ancient
Dice
Fighting
Auction/Bidding
Betting and Bluffing
Bribery
Ancient: Rome
Country: Italy
2012
Ages 14+
Archipelago
7.29
2-5 players
30-240 min
3.74 weight
Strategy
Civilization
Economic
Exploration
Area Majority / Influence
Auction/Bidding
Commodity Speculation
Components: Meeples
Components: Hexagonal Tiles
2011
Ages 14+
Space Empires 4x
7.69
1-4 players
60-240 min
3.38 weight
Wargames
Bluffing
Civilization
Science Fiction
Auction/Bidding
Dice Rolling
Grid Movement
Components: Map (Interplanetary or InterstellarĂ¢?¦
Digital Implementations: Board Game Arena
2014
Ages 13+
Scoville
7.13
2-6 players
60-90 min
2.78 weight
Strategy
Farming
Auction/Bidding
Grid Movement
Once-Per-Game Abilities
Crowdfunding: Kickstarter
Series: TMG Originals
2004
Ages 14+
Shikoku 1889
7.98
2-6 players
90-210 min
3.87 weight
Strategy
Economic
Trains
Transportation
Auction/Bidding
Hexagon Grid
Market
Country: Japan
Crowdfunding: Kickstarter
2001
Ages 12+
Genoa
7.05
2-5 players
60-120 min
3.07 weight
Strategy
Negotiation
Renaissance
Auction/Bidding
Bribery
Dice Rolling
Cities: Genoa (Liguria, Italy)
Occupation: Merchant
2011
Ages 12+
Vanuatu
7.22
2-5 players
?-? min
3.3 weight
Strategy
Economic
Nautical
Auction/Bidding
Grid Movement
Hexagon Grid
Country: Vanuatu
Crowdfunding: Indiegogo
2020
Ages 13+
18chesapeake
7.72
2-6 players
?-? min
3.86 weight
Strategy
Economic
Trains
Transportation
Auction/Bidding
Hexagon Grid
Market
Country: USA
Crowdfunding: Kickstarter
2006
Ages 12+
Warrior Knights
6.87
2-6 players
120-240 min
3.51 weight
Strategy
Thematic
Fantasy
Negotiation
Political
Area Movement
Auction/Bidding
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Components: Miniatures
Mechanism: 4X
2013
Ages 12+
Patchistory
7.09
2-4 players
60-120 min
3.76 weight
Strategy
Bluffing
City Building
Civilization
Action Points
Alliances
Auction/Bidding
Mechanism: Partially overlapping cards
Mechanism: Tableau Building
1992
Ages 14+
1870: Railroading Across The Trans Mississippi From 1870
7.45
2-6 players
?-? min
4.19 weight
Strategy
Economic
Trains
Auction/Bidding
Hexagon Grid
Network and Route Building
Country: USA
Digital Implementations: 18xx.games
1990
Ages 10+
Daytona 500
7.15
2-4 players
?-? min
1.78 weight
Family
Strategy
Card Game
Racing
Sports
Auction/Bidding
Grid Movement
Hand Management
Components: Miniatures
Series: Auto Racing card system (Wolfgang Kramer)
2006
Ages 14+
Tempus
6.46
3-5 players
60-120 min
2.8 weight
Strategy
Civilization
Territory Building
Auction/Bidding
Card Play Conflict Resolution
Catch the Leader
2008
Ages 12+
Cavum
6.67
2-4 players
?-? min
3.58 weight
Strategy
American West
Action Points
Auction/Bidding
Contracts
Theme: Mining
2018
Ages 14+
Tokyo Metro
7.28
1-5 players
60-90 min
3.31 weight
Economic
Educational
Territory Building
Area Majority / Influence
Auction/Bidding
Betting and Bluffing
Cities: Tokyo (Japan)
Country: Japan
2008
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
7.13
3-5 players
45-60 min
2.8 weight
Strategy
Economic
Trains
Auction/Bidding
Connections
Hexagon Grid
Category: Combinatorial
Series: Cube Rails
2017
Ages 8+
Arena: For The Gods!
6.45
2-6 players
30-40 min
1.77 weight
Family
Dice
Fighting
Mythology
Auction/Bidding
Dice Rolling
Die Icon Resolution
2020
Ages 10+
Dual Gauge
7.11
3-5 players
60-90 min
2.9 weight
Trains
Transportation
Auction/Bidding
Hexagon Grid
Network and Route Building
Cities: Detroit (Michigan, USA)
Components: Map (Continental / National scale)
2018
The Soo Line
6.87
3-5 players
?-? min
2.11 weight
Strategy
Economic
Trains
Auction/Bidding
Hexagon Grid
Network and Route Building
Category: Combinatorial
Country: USA
2010
Texas & Pacific
6.99
2-6 players
?-? min
2.76 weight
Strategy
American West
Economic
Trains
Auction/Bidding
Hexagon Grid
Income
Series: Cube Rails
Series: Historic Railroads System (Winsome Games)
2018
Ages 6+
8bit Box
6.19
3-6 players
15-40 min
1.6 weight
Sports
Video Game Theme
Action Queue
Auction/Bidding
Grid Movement
Theme: Arcade Video Games