# Roads & Boats

Roads & Boats is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 240 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7.4 out of 10 by 9 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 240 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 4.2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1999
- **Categories:** City Building, Civilization, Industry / Manufacturing, Economic, Transportation
- **Mechanics:** Line Drawing, Grid Movement, Network and Route Building, Pick-up and Deliver, Modular Board
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.4 out of 10, from 9 reviews
- **Owned by:** 14 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 87
- **Unique players:** 53

**Designers:** Jeroen Doumen, Joris Wiersinga

**Artists:** Tamara Jannink, Herman Haverkort

**Publishers:** Splotter Spellen

## Expansions

- [Roads & Boats: &Cetera](https://www.ludoya.com/games/andcetera)
- [Roads & Boats: Planes & Trains](https://www.ludoya.com/games/planes-and-trains)
- [Roads & Boats: Book of Scenarios Volume 1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/roads-and-boats-book-of-scenarios-volume-1)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/roads-and-boats)
- [Roads & Boats in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/roads-and-boats)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/875)

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