# Cretaceous Rails

Cretaceous Rails is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 30–120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 7 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $120.00 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 30–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2025
- **Categories:** Economic, Science Fiction, Prehistoric, Trains
- **Mechanics:** Network and Route Building, Worker Placement, Pick-up and Deliver, Modular Board
- **Ludoya rating:** 7 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 3
- **Unique players:** 7

**Designers:** Ann Journey

**Artists:** Graham Burkum

**Publishers:** Spielcraft Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 120 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/cretaceous-rails/ |

## Expansions

- [Cretaceous Rails: Cretaceous Skies](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cretaceous-rails-crowdfunding-exclusive-expansions)
- [Cretaceous Rails: Variable Player Powers Mini Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cretaceous-rails-mini-expansion-promo-cards)
- [Cretaceous Rails: Cretaceous Seas](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cretaceous-rails-cretaceous-seas)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cretaceous-rails)
- [Cretaceous Rails in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/cretaceous-rails)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363547)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-17. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._