# American Rails

American Rails is a board game for 3–5 players. It plays in 90 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.1 out of 10 by 6 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 3–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2009
- **Categories:** Economic, Trains
- **Mechanics:** Action Drafting, Network and Route Building, Victory Points as a Resource, Income, Turn Order: Claim Action, Auction / Bidding, Stock Holding, Negotiation, Investment
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.1 out of 10, from 6 reviews
- **Owned by:** 7 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 25
- **Unique players:** 58

**Designers:** Tim Harrison

**Artists:** Tim Harrison, Alexandre Roche

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/american-rails)
- [American Rails in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/american-rails)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41749)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._