# Canal Mania

Canal Mania is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 90 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 5.9 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2006
- **Categories:** Transportation, Economic
- **Mechanics:** Ownership, End Game Bonuses, Network and Route Building, Multi-Use Cards, Variable Set-up, Hexagon Grid, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Contracts, Pick-up and Deliver, Income, Tile Placement, Open Drafting, Hand Management, Turn Order: Stat-Based
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.9 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 4 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 2

**Designers:** Steve Kendall, Phil Kendall

**Artists:** Colin Jones

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/canal-mania)
- [Canal Mania in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/canal-mania)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19995)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-20. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._