# Pioneer Rails

Pioneer Rails is a board game for 1–80 players. It plays in 30–45 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1. It is rated 4.2 out of 10 by 3 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $18.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–80 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 30–45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 1.9 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2023
- **Categories:** American West, Trains
- **Mechanics:** Line Drawing, Network and Route Building, Multi-Use Cards, Contracts, Paper-and-Pencil
- **Ludoya rating:** 4.2 out of 10, from 3 reviews
- **Owned by:** 7 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 14
- **Unique players:** 17

**Designers:** Matthew Dunstan, Jeffrey D. Allers

**Artists:** Javier González Cava

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 18.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/pioneer-rails/ |
| 401 Games | 22.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/pioneer-rails |
| Board Game Bliss | 25.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/pioneer-rails |
| Element Games | 17.99 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/pioneer-rails |
| Zatu Games | 10.19 £ | https://zatu.com/products/pioneer-rails |
| Travelling Man | 16.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/pioneer-rails |
| TLAMA games | 539 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/divoka-kolej/ |
| Fantasiapelit | 27.5 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_234048 |
| Spelexperten | 315 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/pioneer-rails.html |
| Good Games | 45.96 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/pioneer-rails-base-game |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/pioneer-rails-2)
- [Pioneer Rails in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/pioneer-rails-2)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/362164)

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