# Southern Rails

Southern Rails is a board game for 3–5 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. The cheapest copy in stock is $21.42 (United States).

- **Players:** 3–5 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Transportation, Economic, Trains
- **Mechanics:** Network and Route Building, Hexagon Grid, Stock Holding
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 1
- **Unique players:** 4

**Designers:** John Bohrer

**Artists:** Todd Sanders

**Publishers:** Winsome Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gameslore | 15.99 £ | https://www.gameslore.com/sale-items/board-games/southern-rails-board-game.html |
| Travelling Man | 20 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/southern-rails |
| Spelexperten | 317 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/southern-rails.html |
| Games Empire | 47.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/southernrails |
| Alphaspel | 340 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/136853-southern-rails |
| Spielezar | 34.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/southern-rails-en |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/southern-rails)
- [Southern Rails in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/southern-rails)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180202)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-21. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._