# Glass Road

Glass Road is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 20–80 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7.8 out of 10 by 50 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $47.96 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 20–80 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2013
- **Categories:** City Building, Medieval, Economic, Industry / Manufacturing
- **Mechanics:** End Game Bonuses, Rondel, Variable Set-up, Automatic Resource Growth, Turn Order: Progressive, Tile Placement, Solo / Solitaire Game, Set Collection, Open Drafting, Follow, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.8 out of 10, from 50 reviews
- **Owned by:** 92 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 382
- **Unique players:** 248

**Designers:** Mayfair Games

**Artists:** Dennis Lohausen

**Publishers:** Feuerland Spiele

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 47.96 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/glass-road/ |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 47.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/glass-road |
| 401 Games | 69.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/glass-road |
| Va de jocs | 37.8 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/glass-road |
| Zatu Games | 37.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/glass-road-2021 |
| Svet deskovych her | 1240 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/7833/glass-road |

## Expansions

- [Die Glasstraße: Oktoberfest](https://www.ludoya.com/games/die-glasstrae-oktoberfest)
- [Die Glasstraße: Harlekin](https://www.ludoya.com/games/die-glasstrae-harlekin)
- [Die Glasstraße: Die Adventskalendererweiterung](https://www.ludoya.com/games/die-glasstrae-die-adventskalendererweiterung)
- [Brettspiel Adventskalender 2015](https://www.ludoya.com/games/brettspiel-adventskalender-2015)
- [Glass Road: Upgrade Promo Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/glass-road-upgrade-promo-pack)

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## Rules questions

### When and how do the production wheels rotate — can I rotate them whenever I want?

Production wheels may only be rotated when both brown sectors are empty, and if they are empty the wheel must be rotated (you may not rotate them at other times); you also may not rotate a wheel in the middle of a transaction and multiple rotations triggered in a row count as one uninterrupted process (see p.8).

### If another player reveals the same Specialist card I have, can I still use both abilities on my card?

If you are the only player to resolve that Specialist you may use both abilities in any order; but if another player also plays that same card from their hand when it is revealed, all involved players may use only one of the two abilities (see p.6).

### Do I need an empty landscape space to build an upgrade for a Start building?

No — upgrade tiles (those with the brick pattern) must be placed on top of the indicated Start building and may not be placed on empty Landscape spaces; ordinary (non-upgrade) buildings must be placed on an empty Landscape space (see p.9).

### When do Immediate buildings take effect and do they do anything afterward?

Immediate buildings must have their one-time effect carried out immediately after building, and once resolved they have no further use for the rest of the game (with the noted exception of the Tavern) (see p.17).

### Can I use Processing buildings anytime, and will using them trigger wheel rotations?

Yes — Processing buildings grant trades you may perform at any time (even repeatedly), but each individual trade is an action and may cause Production wheel rotations (see p.8); also if you build a Processing building you may use it immediately after building (see p.14).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/glass-road)
- [Glass Road in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/glass-road)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143693)

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