# Coal Baron: The Great Card Game

Coal Baron: The Great Card Game is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 50–80 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 4.7 out of 10 by 5 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $24.01 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 50–80 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** Card Game, Industry / Manufacturing, Trains
- **Mechanics:** Open Drafting, Worker Placement, Hand Management, Contracts, Set Collection
- **Ludoya rating:** 4.7 out of 10, from 5 reviews
- **Owned by:** 4 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 13
- **Unique players:** 16

**Designers:** Michael Kiesling, Wolfgang Kramer

**Artists:** Dennis Lohausen

**Publishers:** eggertspiele

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/coal-baron-the-great-card-game)
- [Coal Baron: The Great Card Game in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/coal-baron-the-great-card-game)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192945)

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