# Railroad Ink: Blazing Red Edition

Railroad Ink: Blazing Red Edition is a board game for 1–6 players. It plays in 20–30 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 3. It is rated 6.7 out of 10 by 48 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $23.86 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–6 (best with 3)
- **Playing time:** 20–30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2018
- **Categories:** Dice, Trains
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Line Drawing, Network and Route Building, Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, Connections, Bingo, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.7 out of 10, from 48 reviews
- **Owned by:** 112 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 419
- **Unique players:** 283

**Designers:** Lorenzo Silva, Hjalmar Hach

**Artists:** Marta Tranquilli

**Publishers:** Horrible Guild

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Games Empire | 29.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/railroadinkblazingrededition |
| Gamers@Hart | 17.99 £ | https://gamersathart.co.uk/product/railroad-ink-blazing-red-edition/ |
| Spielezar | 19.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/railroad-ink-edition-knallrot |
| Alphaspel | 249 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/99746-railroad-ink-blazing-red-edition-eng-regler |
| Fantasiapelit | 22.2 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_194664 |
| Game Ninja | 299 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/railroad-ink-blazing-red-edition/ |

## Expansions

- [Railroad Ink: Eldritch Expansion Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-eldritch-expansion-pack)
- [Railroad Ink: Engineer Expansion Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-engineer-expansion-pack)
- [Railroad Ink: Underground Expansion Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-underground-expansion-pack)
- [Railroad Ink: Arcade Expansion Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-arcade-expansion-pack)
- [Railroad Ink: Electricity Expansion Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-electricity-expansion-pack)
- [Railroad Ink: Sky Expansion Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-sky-expansion-pack)
- [Railroad Ink: Futuristic Expansion Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-futuristic-expansion-pack)
- [Railroad Ink: Promo Board #2 – Red Train](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-promo-board-2-red-train)
- [Railroad Ink: Archipelago Boards Set](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-archipelago-boards-set)
- [Railroad Ink: Additional Cards Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-additional-cards-pack)
- [Railroad Ink: Promo Board #1 – Blue Train](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-promo-board-1-blue-train)
- [Railroad Ink: Essen 2022 Blueprint Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-essen-2022-blueprint-promo-card)
- [Railroad Ink: Brussel and Antwerpen Blueprint Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-brussel-and-antwerpen-blueprint-promo-card)
- [Railroad Ink: Utrecht and Amsterdam Blueprint Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-ultrecht-and-amsterdam-blueprint-promo-card)
- [Vivid Rainbow Pack (fan expansion for Railroad Ink)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/vivid-rainbow-pack-fan-expansion-for-railroad-ink)

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## Rules questions

### Can I rotate or flip a Route from the dice before drawing it?

Yes — when drawing Routes you can freely rotate and/or reverse the pattern shown on the die before placing it on your board (rulebook, p.5).

### Do I have to place all four dice results each round?

You must draw all 4 Routes shown on the dice each round if you can, but if a Route can’t be connected you simply can’t draw it (rulebook, p.5).

### How many Special Routes can I use and when can I play them?

You may draw one Special Route per round in addition to the dice, each Special Route can be used only once per game, and you may use at most 3 Special Routes in the whole game — mark them off when used (rulebook, p.6).

### Does an Overpass connect two crossing Networks the same way a Station does?

No — Overpasses let a Highway and Railway cross without connecting them, whereas Stations allow you to connect Railway Routes to Highway Routes (rulebook, pp.4 and 8).

### What counts as an Error and how many points do Errors cost?

Each open end of a Route that does not connect to another Route or the outer edge is an Error (marked ⊗), costing −1 point per Error; ties are broken by fewest Errors (rulebook, p.7).

### How do I score the Longest Highway/Longest Railway and do Stations interrupt them?

Longest Highway (and Longest Railway) is the longest unbroken chain of adjacent Highway (or Railway) spaces and scores 1 point per space for the single longest branch; Stations do not interrupt Highways (rulebook, p.9).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/railroad-ink-blazing-red-edition)
- [Railroad Ink: Blazing Red Edition in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/railroad-ink-blazing-red-edition)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251678)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._