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Cretaceous Rails: Rapid Review

Cretaceous Rails: Rapid Review Information: Mechanics:   Engine Builder, Resource Management, Worker Placement, Route Builder Player Age:   14+  Player Count:   1  - 4  Players Time to Play:   30   Minutes Per Player Game Designer:   Ann Journey Game Artist:  Graham Burkum Publisher :  Spielcraft Games Year Published:   2025 BGG Weight:   2.88 Disclaimer:   A review copy for the game was provided by the publisher. Rundown: Cretaceous Rails is an interesting combination of route building, worker placement, engine building and variable scoring that is all mixed into the vibrant theme of a dinosaur park. Ultimately, players are trying to create a train network that allows them to clear jungles, help tourists go on safari, and capture dinosaurs. These resources (jungles/tourists/dinosaurs) will be used once they are unloaded from the train to pay for resort cards. The resort cards will amplify actions, add tra...